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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Antonin Scalia and the Context of Context [UPDATED]
By Mark Esposito I’ve been reading a lot of Supreme Court cases lately. No big appeal coming up or any federal research to do on any of my cases, I’m just completely fascinated by Justice Antonin Scalia. The firebrand in … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law, Health Care, Jurisprudence, Politics
Tagged Anton Scalia, King v. Burwell, Michigan v. EPA, Obamacare, SCOTUScare, Supreme Court
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Stateside South Carolina: Ku Klux Klan Planning Rally at Statehouse to Protest Removal of Confederate Flag
By Elaine Magliaro Andrew Shain of the News & Observer reported today that South Carolina state officials had confirmed that the Ku Klux Klan is planning to hold a rally at the State House next month. According to Shain, the Loyal White Knights of … Continue reading
Picture of the Day for June 29, 2015: How “Incentives” Work for the Rich and Poor
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Click here to view more political cartoons by Steve Sack.
Posted in Capitalism, Conservatives, Economic Policy, Economics, Government, Justice, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Society, United States
Tagged 1%, Food Stamps, Poor People, Rich People
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Pope Francis, Republicans, and the Gospel of Climate Change Denial (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore noted that since Pope Francis came “out on the side of acknowledging human-caused global warming, Republican presidential contenders are suddenly on the side of ‘science’ not religion.” Fiore: Thanks to the … Continue reading
Posted in Big Oil, Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Energy Policy, Government, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Science, Short Video, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Mark Fiore, Political Cartoon, Pope Francis, Republicans
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Bill Maher on Republicans, Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling, and the United States of You Don’t Wanna Know
By Elaine Magliaro Last night, Bill Maher did a funny “New Rules” segment about the Republican party’s “fondness for axing both country-of-origin meat labeling and the estate tax…” He talked about House Republicans pushing “for a measure that would ban meat … Continue reading
Picture of the Day for June 27, 2015: Regarding the Superior Race
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Click here to view more cartoons by Mike Keefe.
Regarding the Council of Conservative Citizens: The White Supremacist Group That Inspired Dylann Roof Is Listed by the IRS As a Nonprofit Organization That Promotes Social Welfare
By Elaine Magliaro It has been widely reported that Dylann Roof, the young man who killed nine people in a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, was influenced by a white supremacist group known as the Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC/CCC). Roof cited … Continue reading
Posted in IRS, Racism, United States
Tagged Council of Conservative Citizens, Dylann Roof, Racists, White Nationalists, White Supremacists
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Picture of the Day for June 26, 2015: On the Subject of Same-Sex Marriage and Justice Antonin Scalia
Posted by Elaine Magliaro I couldn’t resist posting this picture today.
Quote of the Day for June 26, 2016: Justice Kennedy’s Beautiful Closing Paragraph of the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Jordan Weissmann of Slate said that Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the United States, “is sometimes made fun of for his notoriously purple prose.” He said that today, … Continue reading
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