Even Without Smoking it, Some Conservatives Very Confused by Pot

Case in point: S.E. Cupp in the New York Daily News. Sarah Elizabeth believes that “enthusiasm for marijuana legalization runs against liberal orthodoxies on other big issues,” such as gun control. The same argument used against guns is used for pot: that legalizing pot and making it more available will reduce crime. No good liberal … Continue reading Even Without Smoking it, Some Conservatives Very Confused by Pot

In Conversation: Antonin Scalia

Wow. The New York Magazine interview between Jennifer Senior and Supreme Court Chief Justice Antonin Scalia highlights the link between his very literal, ultra-conservative thinking on Catholicism and his Constitutional textualism and originalism. This is a man who’s obviously extremely smart, yet somehow has this massive blind spot in his intellectual and ethical development thanks … Continue reading In Conversation: Antonin Scalia