Hot Air has the rundown on a rash of Supreme Court rulings — one of which may rehabilitate free speech, even as another (absurdly, in my view) weakens it. In short, the Supreme Court has positioned itself to be forced to deal with elements of McCain Feingold, with the likelihood being that portions of the law will be ruled unconstitutional. At the same time, though, the Court — with Roberts

Bloodthirsty Zionist apologist Charles Krauthammer takes a hard line on both Hamas and Mahmoud Abbas — calling on Israel to threaten Gaza with isolation, and, while supporting Abbas, insisting that this time he show results, or else step down as head of the Palestinian Authority. Which is predictable rhetoric for Krauthammer, as any leftwing blog will readily point out. What these same critics won’t discuss, however — at least, not

The New York Times: fair, balanced, and unafraid. **** related: Overheard at a Manhattan cocktail party: Man: “How many hicks does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” Woman: “I don’t know. How many?” Second woman: ” — Excuse me, I’m sorry to interrupt. Consuela, dear? We’re running low on crab puffs again. Go fetch another tray and make the rounds again, would you? “Now where were we. Oh yes.

In an AP story detailing how Britain’s next prime minister Gordon Brown promises to “learn lessons that need to be learned” regarding Iraq — namely, that Britain’s foreign policy under Labour’s new leader will “‘reflect the truth that to isolate and defeat terrorist extremism now involves more than military force” (unless, presumably, that involves surveillance, coercive interrogation, private businesses cooperating with government, the monitoring of finances, correctly identifying terrorists as

All hail the progressive social engineers!: About Offsprung: A new generation of parents is currently reinventing the very notion of parenthood, and, for that matter, of generations. Never before have human beings reproduced so interestingly, with such skepticism, and with such clever nicknames for their progeny. This important sociological development has only thus far been the subject of about 500 articles in the New York Times, and many far less

Sure, I’m all for a woman’s “right to choose” … what to cook me for dinner! **** update: FREE TED HAGGARD!