Alright, took me a while to pin this down, but I’ve figured out how I feel about the debate. First, I think Vice Pres. Biden lost tonight. It is true that, at this hour, it seems that a slim but … Continue reading
In Minnesota’s ongoing debate over the constitutional questions before voters this fall, opponents have occasionally raised a question that has nothing to do with the wisdom of the policies themselves. “Is it appropriate to enshrine this policy in the Minnesota … Continue reading
I was on Internet Radio tonight with Roger Noriega and Peter Villacorta tonight discussing the first presidential debate. Check it out! I’m not going to say anything else about the debate, I think — kinda got my impromptus out in … Continue reading
…but don’t come crying to me when you realize what you’ve done. If you want to increase the bitterness, brutality, and extremism of American politics, by all means, eliminate the Electoral College. Otherwise, think again. People get all surprised when … Continue reading
A few thoughts on Romney’s speech: (1) I am glad that he said he was “humbled” by the nomination. It is a lie, of course, just as it will be a lie when President Obama says it next week, but … Continue reading
Very nearly everyone is confused about how the Ryan Medicare reform works. It’s not just you. Two-thirds of the people who are getting paid to talk about it in the news media have no idea what the plan is. I … Continue reading
This appendix expands on my discussion, in Part IV, of the constitutionality of §939.75(2)(b)(1) of the Wisconsin Code if the Personhood Amendment passes AND Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court at some future date AND abortion-rights advocates … Continue reading
This post is a direct continuation of Part III of my series on Personhood Wisconsin. I am not even stopping to breathe, much less to recap the discussion for those of you just joining us. If you want to catch … Continue reading
If you have not read my introduction to the Wisconsin Personhood initiative, please read that first. You might also wish to read the second article in this series, which discussed Wisconsin Right-to-Life’s public claims about the Personhood Amendment. We now … Continue reading
If you have not read my introduction to the Wisconsin Personhood initiative, please read that first. This post deals with Wisconsin Right-to-Life’s public claims about Personhood. For a discussion of the (substantially different) arguments employed by its legal white paper, … Continue reading