The current Justices of the Supreme Court – 5 out of 9 of whom were appointed by Republican presidents.
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Back in March, Republican Majority Whip Tom DeLay took lunch at The Washington Times and started jabbering about how he and his party were going to impeach what he called “activist judges” who handed down improper rulings. I know something about how those luncheons at the Times work, so I was not as impressed as some people. Read more …
Missing the Point
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Jane Jacobs
Dark Age Ahead
New York: Random House (2004)
Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) is best known as the author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) and as the chief adversary of the soul-destroying activities of Robert Moses, the architect of New York City’s infamous “urban renewal” projects of the mid-twentieth century. Read more …