Category: Legal issues
Since it now seems that Newt Gingrich has a decent shot at becoming the Republican nominee for President, let me encourage you to have a look at this post, by Sarah Posner. She provides an impressive rundown of Gingrich's many...
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Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:21 PM • 13 Comments •
Category: Legal issues
I am sorry to do yet another post about Michael Ruse, but I do feel the need to reply to his latest. Partly I feel compelled to reply because of this remark: In the case of people like me, those...
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Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 2:58 AM • 68 Comments •
Category: Legal issues
By now you have no doubt heard that a federal judge in California has struck down Proposition Eight, a voter referendum that outlawed gay marriage. Go here for a quick summary of the basic facts. I have not had a...
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Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:35 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: Legal issues
Speaking of crazy right-wingers, the Supreme Court's resident lunatic has been up to his old trick again. Alan Dershowitz administers the proper spanking: I never thought I would live to see the day when a justice of the Supreme Court...
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Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:48 PM • 11 Comments •
Category: Legal issues
Chris Mooney has posted his latest salvo in his ongoing discussion with Jerry Coyne. Sadly, I think he has muffed it pretty badly. Coyne, of course, can take care of himself. I am inserting myself into this discussion simply because...
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Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 4:31 AM • 173 Comments •