With his own claims to originalism fading fast, Scalia suggests liberal judicial activism, practiced by some of colleagues on the Court, is part of what brought about the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. The speech was an address to the Utah State Bar Association. Read More
It’s a massive blow for the Times. I suspect greater than they may realize. But Nate Silver, whose contract with the Times expires next month, is leaving for ESPN. Read More
After Colorado town considers creating bounties to encourage townsfolk to shoot down drones, FAA issues warning: Do Not Shoot At Drones.
Fox News’ Chris Wallace said this afternoon that, no, President Obama wasn’t stoking racial tensions with the Trayvon Martin comments.
Fox News host calls President Obama the “Race-Baiter in Chief” following the President’s comments about Trayvon Martin.
President Obama made a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing this afternoon to talk about the Trayvon Martin case. He said he wanted to put it in a larger context, and talked a lot about race in America. We’ll have more on it soon. But the key quote right off the bat went beyond even what he said last year when he described the unarmed Florida teenager, who was shot and killed in a nighttime confrontation with a volunteer neighborhood watchman, as someone who could have been his son.
“Another way of saying that is, Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago,” Obama said.
Update: Here’s video of Obama’s comments.
Pennsylvania GOP chairman crows that GOP voter ID law help reduce Democratic voting last year in his state. Watch.
In an era of declining white majorities in America, Southern Republicans in charge of state legislators are moving hard while they feel they still have the chance to clamp down on the right to vote and if at all possible restrict minority voting. Here’s the latest example.
Pope offers indulgences for following him on Twitter.