Great article in New Republic, by Leon Wieseltier, on both the Scalia dissent and the Rehnquist majority in the two Ten Commandments cases (which I talk about in the previous post), and how far both wandered from the path of legal analysis. Here’s the final paragraph:

It is not the task of this Court, or [...]

Billy Graham is in town, which is something that isn’t often said anymore, and likely won’t be said again, judging from Billy’s appearance as well as his accompanying PR blitz, which is hailing the 3 day Queens stint as one last go-round. I’m obviously no huge fan of Graham’s; to start, public displays of religion [...]

The new Pope has not disappointed thus far; his newly formed Congregation for Intermeddling in the Civil Affairs of Other Nations is rounding out nicely. Not that inartful interruptions in Other People’s Politics is new to the Vatican – indeed, they’ve been doing it for thousands of years – but Pope Benedict is signaling that [...]