Tag: Republican rabbit holes

• Of Republicans And Rabbit Holes

  How does one answer the question “And when did you stop beating your wife?”? There is no good way,. That’s the point. Same goes for “When did you stop loving me?” or “Why don’t you respect the flag?” These aren’t legitimate questions. They’re a passive-aggressive set up meant to put the person being asked the…

  A L Katz

  August 23, 2021

  Afghanistan, American News Media, Coronavirus, Culture, Election 2016, Election 2020, False Patriotism, Mitch McConnell, Republicanism, The Branding Age, Treason, Trump

  Afghanistan is where empires, Black Holes, Both Sides Do It, Logic and illogic, Logic As A Null Set, Mitch McConnell, Rabbit Holes, Republican rabbit holes, Wonderland

• The Best Thing One Can Say About Originalism Is That It’s Total, Utter Nonsense

  Antonin Scalia — the King of Originalism — should have taken originalism to the grave with him. Not that the worms deserve either. Intellectually, originalism is the quintessential make-it-up-as-you-go-along, “White Guy” argument. “But the rules! But the rules!” says the one who wrote the rules, then broke them repeatedly then got upset when others threatened…

  A L Katz

  October 12, 2020

  Election 2016, Magical Thinking, Political Commentary, Republicanism, Rule of Law, SCOTUS, Trump

  Amy Coney Barrett, Antonin Scalia, Bush v Gore, Cynicism, Living Constitution, Magical Thinking, Originalism, Republican rabbit holes, Senate Judiciary Hearing