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According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Parents of a young woman [Rachel Corrie] who was killed by an Israeli soldier driving a Caterpillar bulldozer spoke Sunday at a rally to build support for two protests against Caterpillar this month in Chicago and Peoria. . . . The rally was organized by the International Solidarity Movement, a […]

This week’s Rockin’ Book Tour for Restoring the Lost Constitution takes me to Phoenix, Arizona. Tuesday 4/6:Phoenix Fed Society Lawyers (4:30pm – The Goldwater Institute) Wednesday 4/7:ASU (12:05 – 1:25pm, Armstrong Hall – 114) Next week: Notre Dame on April 15th at 1:00pm.Two Weeks: Universtity of Oregon, Washington University, Puget Sound Lawyers.

NRO’s Ramesh Ponnuru takes on frequent NRO contributor Maggie Gallagher on Senator Hatch’s proposed marriage amendment. In a related item, AEI federalism guru Michael Greve argues that a “constitutional DOMA” (similar to the Hatch proposal) is the proper federalist approach to the gay marriage issue.

It’s not turning out to be so simple. Read this story. Not being a lawyer, I’m not even sure what the ruling means. I do know it favored the sued users and upset the big music companies. And this article explains why the indies are not nearly so upset.

I second Tyler’s excellent point, below. I once asked a very prominent “modern liberal” scholar, someone everyone reading this blog would likely have heard of, how he reconciled his support of a Social Democratic welfare state with general principles of liberalism holding that each individual has equal value, given that stringent immigration restrictions would inevitably […]

It is commonly noted that Hollywood prefers movies that fit into standard categories, such as “action movie,” “romantic comedy,” etc. If you prefer something unusual, I’ll recommend Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, starring Jim Carrey (not a standard Carrey movie), Kate Winslet, and Kirsten Dunst. The core story line concerns a couple who split […]

I often ask myself this question when I read Matthew Yglesias or Brad DeLong, two of the smartest liberals in the blogosphere. I can think of a few reasons why I am not a liberal, but here is arguably the most fundamental. Immigration is a better anti-poverty program than is welfare spending. At the relevant […]

Like Randy and Howard Bashman, I liked Shattered Glass, and will reiterate my recommendation of it, and also urge you once again to see my favorite recent movie, American Splendor, which Howard also really liked.

I have been on a bit of an Ella Fitzgerald kick the past week. So last Sunday I posted a Duke Ellington lyric popularized by Ella. Today, I thought I would go with Cole Porter, another masterful song writer whose work Ella helped make famous (though, like Ellington, Porter’s body of work extends far beyond […]

No really, or so says this AP story: The son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Wednesday Arab countries should support President Bush’s campaign to promote democracy in the Middle East. . . . “Instead of shouting and criticizing the American initiative, you have to bring democracy to your countries, and then there will be […]

Several readers e-mailed me with interesting reactions to my post My Name. I did not initially receive their messages while traveling because they were screened by my anti-spam program running at home. Because I was only at home for a few hours on Friday night before leaving early on Saturday morning for Las Vegas (where […]

I have no sympathy for deliberate serial cheating reporters, like Janet Cook or Jason Blair, especially those who have enjoyed a career of privilege. I am appalled at the life after what should be professional death that is sometimes enjoyed by those who happen also to be of the right political hew. Like Mike Barnacle, […]

An excellent piece on the dilemmas faced by a Jewish, democratic state in dealing with its minority population, and vice versa, by my GMU colleague Peter Berkowitz.

Matthew Yglesias is staying out of the D.C. housing market. After an abortive bid on one house, so am I. The market seems absolutely insane. Every economic analysis I’ve read (edit: not sponsored by the housing industry) suggests that housing prices in Northeastern markets are out of whack by every historical measure (compared to apartment […]

but House and Senate Republicans won’t play along.