At Bush’s press conference yesterday, a reporter asked the president, “Can you talk a little bit about the process you’re using to pick your next Supreme Court justice?” In recent months, these questions have been easily dismissed as “speculative.” There is no vacancy, Bush has said, so it’s inappropriate to start talking about the process […]
Part of me believes it’s just overkill by now. Fox News Channel is a Republican outlet — the network knows it, its viewers expect it, the rational world takes it for granted. Sure, FNC will make half-hearted denials on occasion and pretend to care about defending a “fair and balanced” charade, but the evidence is […]
The principle of government neutrality towards religion isn’t complicated. But to see how badly some people understand the concept is nevertheless stunning. A Kentucky judge has been offering some drug and alcohol offenders the option of attending worship services instead of going to jail or rehab — a practice some say violates the separation of […]
Last week, the misguided and poorly-named American Family Association announced that it was ending its nine-year boycott of Disney. A grand total of zero of the AFA’s demands had been met and the targeted company enjoyed a surge in profits after the boycott began (though the two were no doubt unrelated). The fiasco prompted me […]
In the even-Democrats-can-make-dumb-suggestions category, I offer you a New Jersey Dem who is spearheading an initiative to change the name of the state’s beloved hockey team. What chance do the New Jersey Devils give a proposal that would rename the pro hockey franchise as something a little less demonic? Think hell freezing over. “I can […]