Tag Archives: Antonin Scalia

Scalia’s mission: resurrect Jim Crow

Posted on March 1, 2013 by oddmanout215

The idea that progress is an inexorable force is naive. Civilization’s big steps forward are often followed by big steps back. The civil rights movement triggered a backlash that continues to this day. Progressive laws are still on the books, … Continue reading →

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Scalia — joker with a mean streak

Posted on March 30, 2012 by oddmanout215

Paul Krugman wrote a good column yesterday about Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court’s chief buffoon, but a reader’s response to the column was even better: When Justice Scalia compared requiring health insurance to requiring people to buy broccoli, something … Continue reading →

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