Category Archives: In the news

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Ampersand

Still not much time for posting, but I do want to point out that — much to my surprise — the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, with Roberts voting with the four relatively liberal Justices, and Kennedy … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues, In the news, Supreme Court Issues | 26 Comments

Obama and Pot

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Ampersand

David Maraniss‘ forthcoming biography of President Obama reports that in high school and college, Obama not only inhaled, he was a rather intense user. This quote from Penn Jillette is apropos: Do we believe, even for a second, that if … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news, Prisons and Justice and Police, Race, racism and related issues | 18 Comments

President Obama Endorses Marriage Equality

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Ampersand

From an ABC News interview: I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news, Same-Sex Marriage | 22 Comments

Openly Gay Republican Driven Off Romney’s Team

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ampersand

Conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin: Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives. […] According to sources familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 13 Comments

Obamacare discussion thread

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Ampersand

I feel kind of bad that I haven’t posted anything about the ongoing Supreme Court trial. Judging from today’s oral arguments, it’s going to be a 5/4 decision, but which way it goes depends on Justice Kennedy. Most folks seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues, In the news, Supreme Court Issues | 1 Comment

Partisanship vs. Thought on Gas Prices

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Ampersand

Lovely graph from the Washington Post: Although the partisans on both sides look like dolts here, obviously on this issue Democratic hypocrites outnumber Republican hypocrites. (This may be a case where Republican skepticism of the Federal government’s ability to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Elections and politics, In the news | 32 Comments

On the Law School Scam

Posted on March 15, 2012 by fannie

So, have you heard about all of those law schools that are being sued for allegedly inflating their post-graduation employment statistics? From The National Law Journal: The plaintiffs’ attorneys who have already launched class actions targeting 14 law schools announced … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news | 92 Comments

Is Mitt Romney unusually stupid?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Ampersand

I’ve been assuming that Romney is pretty sharp. But now I’m wondering. From Romney’s big Iran op-ed in the Washington Post. Until Iran ceases its nuclear-bomb program, I will press for ever-tightening sanctions, acting with other countries if we can … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, In the news, Iran | 10 Comments

Dear Rob Reiner, please stop saying that marriage equality is the last piece of the civil rights puzzle

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Ampersand

So on a news report this week, I saw Rob Reiner talking about how gay marriage is the final piece of the civil rights puzzle. This is apparently something Reiner has been repeating for months. I appreciate how dedicated Reiner … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news, Same-Sex Marriage | 51 Comments

9th Circuit Court Rules That California’s Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional on narrow grounds that won’t apply outside California

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Ampersand

[I know Myca also posted about this, but I think my post provides some additional information, justifying the overlap. –Amp] You can read the ruling (in pdf form) here. On a first glance, I think there’s an aspect to this … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, In the news, Same-Sex Marriage | 5 Comments