Tag Archives: The Supreme Court of the United States

The Unbridgeable Gap

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Tom Garrett

Author and cartoonist Scott Adams colorfully describes one of the lamentable features of our current society as “two movies, one screen.” The concept is that our reality has, for practical purposes, split into two. Everyone has access to the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged Brett Kavanaugh, Commentary, Constitutional Law, Mainstream Media, Media Bias, Politics, Scott Adams, Supreme Court, The Supreme Court of the United States | 1 Comment

Best of 2016

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Tom Garrett

Happy New Year! Since today is (observed as) New Year’s Day, I thought I would go through the usual motions of curating the best material I generated in 2016 and putting it all in one post. 2016 included a fairly … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Site Stuff | Tagged 2016, Academia, Best Of, Commentary, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, General Culture and News, Intellectual Property, James Bond, Jerry Remy, Online Dating, Real Tennis, Red Sox, Site Stuff, Stanislav Petrov, Supreme Court, The Supreme Court of the United States | Leave a comment

The VRA Case and NLRB Appointments

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I was a guest on Aim Right with Amy this past Tuesday night, hosted by Amy Lutz. Amy is also the Editor-in-Chief of A New Voice, a commentary website for which I am a contributor. Amy and I discussed the Supreme Court news … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts, Politics | Tagged A New Voice, Aim Right With Amy, Amy Lutz, Barack Obama, Constitutional Law, Podcasts, Politics, Shelby County v. Holder, The Supreme Court of the United States, Voting Rights Act | Leave a comment

Understanding Scalia

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Justice Antonin Scalia authored a Supreme Court opinion published today that curtailed certain kinds of police searches using drug-sniffing dogs. The holding in Florida v. Jardines was that such searches are unconstitutional and a violation of the rights secured by the Fourth … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged Antonin Scalia, Best in the World, Commentary, Florida v. Jardines, Frons Profundus, Gay Marriage, Judicial Activism, Media Bias, Nate Silver, Perry v. Brown, Politics, Prop 8, The Supreme Court of the United States | 8 Comments

Current Events

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tom Garrett

Man, what a few weeks we’ve had, America! There’s so, so, SO much to discuss. I wanted to try to cover as much ground as I could, yet time constraints conspired to limit my options. Therefore, in the name of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Bath Salts, Commentary, General Culture and News, Humor, John Roberts, Mike Austin, Mitt Romney, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Silliness, The Supreme Court of the United States | Leave a comment

The Gathering Storm

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Tom Garrett

There will be no shortage of constitutional “experts” in this country come June. The decisions in the Affordable Care Act cases are two months away, but the massive narrative-generation apparatus has already begun to shimmy and whir as it churns … Continue reading →