Political Science

Agitator Radley Balko posted a nice message of pride which got this in the comments: If "we've truly moved beyond race", then no one would be making such a big deal about the US' first dark-skinned president. I see where that's coming from, but here's why making a big deal about this dark-skinned president means we've "moved beyond race": The skin color of our next … [Read more...] about Why Race Now Matters Less

Friend-of-the-blog Tom McKenna has this to say about the election: With 600 million dollars and an adulatory media, even the #1 leftist in the Senate can become President. Don't forget the enormous help Obama received from the Republican party, whose new motto these last eight years has been "We're the party of limited gov----Oh! Look at all that shiny power and money! Let's … [Read more...] about Who Helped Obama Win?

Barack Obama is going to piss me off in all kinds of ways over the next four to eight years, but now, in this time of dreams between the election and the inauguration, I'm enjoying the fact that the United States of America is going to have a black president. I see at least three good things coming out of this: First, it says a lot of good things about our country and our … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Future

I think this will be my only election post today. Just make sure you really know what you like. (Hat tip: Eric Kohn) … [Read more...] about You Can Vote However You Like

Scott Greenfield uses the Sarah Palin 1st Amendment flub to complain about the way non-lawyers are allowed to express opinions about the law: Whenever our politicians lack the education and knowledge to understand and appreciate how the law works, particularly the Constitution, they feel nonetheless empowered to expound on their personal view of how it should be, and what it … [Read more...] about Do You Have To Be a Lawyer?