Author John Fowles has died at 79. I read Fowles' novel "The Magus" my sophmore year of college and loved it. It still sits on my bookshelf with a photocopy of the original last chapter tucked in the cover. Fowles rewrote several parts of the book after it first came out and those changes are […]
Tomorrow is election day here in California, and if you've already turned in your ballot by absentee you can go ahead and vote again -- especially if you happen to live in King County, Wash. On a more serious note: Voting is a test. If your answers don't match mine then you're wrong -- that's […]
Today's New York Times editorial page takes the Bush administration to task for its refusal to cripple the U.S. economy by instituting draconian emissions controls like those outlined in the Kyoto protocol. In the course of a study comparing costs and benefits of various clean air bills rattling around Capitol Hill (including Mr. Bush's Clear […]
Let me explain how federal circuit courts work. Appeals are first heard by three judge panels. On rare occasions, the court may grant an en banc hearing, where all of the circuit court's judges decide on the case. So, when it comes to Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito -- the overwhelming majority of the […]