While the Supreme Court gave its blessing to vouchers, some state constitutions bar any aid to religious schools. When the voucher wars move to state legislatures, anti-choice advocates will be using 19th Century, anti-Catholic law as weapons.
“In States, Hurdles Loom“
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Thomas Sowell goes to the heart of the Pledge decision. For too long the courts have moved beyond their role of law interpreters and into forming public policy. Sowell writes,
One of the reasons courts at all levels get away with imposing judges’ personal views as the law of the land is that so [...]
Andrew Sullivan wears the same pants size as me. But I think I have more hair.
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James Lileks’ problem is that he booked with Northwest. The last time I flew that airline was when I was an eighth grader coming back to Wisconsin from Boston. The plane landed in Detroit, i.e. the airport closest to Hades, but couldn’t get to the gate because another plane already in the gate [...]
The Eye (don’t worry, I’ll hide your identity) offers this opinion on the Pledge of Allegiance decision in the post’s comments. But it’s so good I don’t want others to miss it.
This is a difficult spot to be in.
Clearly the founders held that “all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with [...]
Here’s a quick ripping of the NY Times editorial on the school voucher ruling:
The majority argues that the Cleveland program does not, as a technical matter, violate the First Amendment because it is parents, not the government, who are choosing where the money goes. But given the reality of education in Cleveland, parents do not [...]
There’s not much I can add to Brink Lindsey’s thoughts on the stupid Pledge of Allegiance ruling. Mere words don’t establish a religion, money and tangible support do that. Also, note Lindsey’s point about possible hurt feelings:
I’ve got a news flash for you, kiddies: It’s a big world with lots of points of [...]
I’ve discovered where some of Amtrak’s money went. The rail service is trying to look cool by offering free entrance into Summerfest. (Just scroll down until you see the logo.)
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Tomorrow, Summerfest begins. It’s 11 days of music, food, drink, people, and more music. For 11 days, Milwaukee’s lakefront will turn into the greatest music festival on earth. Country, jazz, techno, rock, hip hop, and everything else will be available for your listening pleasure. The festival is a gem that draws [...]
I hope to find some time to comment on the supposed unconstitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. Until then, Eugene Volokh has some thoughts.
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Fredrik links to a Joseph Farah article where he declares his intolerance of liberalism. The Left uses the term “intolerance” as a weapon. They draw no distinctions between good intolerance and bad intolerance. For them, intolerance is a sin, plain and simple. If one is intolerant of something, they are evil, [...]
The greatest harm from President Bush’s steel tarriffs is the reaction from poor countries where protectionism stiffles economic growth. Jagdish Bhagwati writes:
If you hold on to your own protection, no matter how much smaller, and in fact even raise it as the United States did recently with steel tariffs and the farm bill, you [...]
Here are two reasons not to draft Yao Ming in the first round:
He’s a 7′5″ giant that can’t jump. At least that’s what I saw from film of his pre-draft workout. He dribbled a little and shot a little but didn’t show any moves. Sure, you don’t need to jump much when [...]
Todd Gitlin’s article denounces the unthinking, anti-semitic Left that justifies lies and cariacture to defend the Palestinians. About student movements, he writes,
A student movement is not just a student movement. It’s a student movement. Students, whether they are progressive or not, have the responsibility of knowing things, of thinking and discerning, of studying. A [...]
Arnold Kling delves into whether weblogs* are a fad. He has this to say about local news and weblogs:
My prediction is that in niches where the ratio of information value to entertainment value is high, blogs will prove to be superior mechanism for disseminating news. For example, local politics tends to have lower entertainment [...]
