Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Current Events

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

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 →

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The Gathering Storm (Redux)

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

With today’s Thursday’s impending announcement of the result in the Affordable Care Act cases, I thought it appropriate to revisit this piece from a few months ago.  No matter the outcome in the case (and the tea leaves seem to … Continue reading →

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The Triumph of Self-Determination

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

The legislature of the state of Washington recently passed a measure to begin allowing same-sex marriages once the governor signs the bill into law this summer.  This action mirrored what occurred a few months earlier in the state of New … Continue reading →

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The Gathering Storm

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

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 →

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Presidented Without Comment

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

I was watching the most recent non-rerun edition of Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago when it dawned on me that the venerable late-night sketch comedy show hadn’t told a joke adverse to President Obama for three consecutive episodes. … Continue reading →

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