Cookbook author Julie Powell writes an op-ed in the Times decrying the supposed gastronomic and class snobbery of those who buy organic food, finding herself "uncomfortable" in Whole Foods and "longing for the nonjudgemental … [Read more...]
You can’t handle the truth!
And while we're on the subject of petroleum-based reality... Congressman Joe Barton, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a fully-owned subsidiary of the oil lobby has requested the congressional equivalent of a police raid … [Read more...]
The tiger that’s a red herring
ExxonMobil seems to be feeling the heat of its own making: A coalition of environmental groups have called for a boycott of the most stubborn, recalcitrant global-warming-profiteering company out there. ExxonMobil finances … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney, meet your fellow one-termer George H.W. Bush
Both the Globe and the Herald are reporting Mitt Romney's howlingly funny PR disaster of trying to reassure T riders that public transit in Boston is still safe by taking the 14-second Red Line ride from Park Street to Downtown Crossing … [Read more...]
OK, that was fun. Now back to the important stuff.
Well, all this John Roberts for the Supreme Court business has been interesting. But let's face it - he's going to be confirmed, and probably in a walk. The requisite interest groups will make the requisite loud noises about it, … [Read more...]
Second Middlesex Senate race update
We interrupt our wall-to-wall John Roberts coverage to remind you (and ourselves) that other important stories continue to percolate along.The field in the Second Middlesex Senate race has narrowed considerably. What looked for a … [Read more...]
Roberts NOT a Federalist Society member!
The Federalist Society has become the pre-eminent legal fraternity for conservatives and libertarians. It has pretensions to being a think-tank, but really, it's a gigantic networking club - and it has been incredibly … [Read more...]
We’re baaaaack!
Well, after being unceremoniously dumped from Google News a few weeks back, it looks like we're back in! I received an email today passing along the good news. Might take a couple of weeks, but pretty soon we should be … [Read more...]
John Roberts, day 2
SCOTUSblog has this summary of John Roberts' significant opinions (such as they are) on the D.C. Circuit. Not a whole lot to learn there, I'm afraid. His paper trail as an advocate is much longer, but discerning meaning from … [Read more...]
John Roberts is nominated for the Supreme Court
The President is currently announcing his nomination of Judge John Roberts, now of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court of the United States.I don't know … [Read more...]