Lots of useful insights, that's what. … [Read more...] about What Harry Potter and Star Trek Teach Us About Legal Theory

Politics can be a dirty game. There are some shots that I wish weren't taken. Sometimes, though, an attack can be brutal, personal, distasteful, and still be within the bounds of acceptable discourse. Criticizing your opponent for where he chose to treat his 5-year old daughter's malignant brain tumor is not one of them. The offender is Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA), facing a tough … [Read more...] about Politics Has Gone Too Far

The (liberal) Girl Next Door prepares for "a summer of fun" as more and more scandals come to light. But how to fix a divided country? … [Read more...] about The toll of Republican scandals

This from the New York Sun:"Defendant testified that he was specifically authorized in advance of the meeting to disclose the key judgments of the classified NIE to Miller on that occasion because it was thought that the NIE was 'pretty definitive' against what Ambassador Wilson had said and that the vice president thought that it was 'very important' for the key judgments of … [Read more...] about Bush Caught Up In Plame Scandal

What do they have in common? Find out here. … [Read more...] about Filibuster And Immigration

A new revelation coming from former White House aide "Scooter" Libby says President George W. Bush authorized a leak of classified information to the New York Times — which more than ever points out that the administration clamps down on leakers who are "whistleblowers" but uses leaks when it suits their political purposes. Two publications have the story — and … [Read more...] about Libby: Bush Authorized Leak To Times

I've written a fairly long post with the above title over at The Reaction. I address centrism, moderation, liberalism, and the nature of American politics. My argument is that various factors, various forces, are pulling the center of gravity in American politics back to the left. Essentially, that is, back to where it belongs, back where it really is -- in truth, not … [Read more...] about Liberalism unbound: Shifting the center of gravity in American politics

Evolutionary news from The New York Times: "Scientists have discovered fossils of a 375 million-year-old fish, a large scaly creature not seen before, that they say is a long-sought 'missing link' in the evolution of some fishes from water to a life walking on four limbs on land." Fascinating stuff. And surely "a powerful rebuttal to religious creationists". But I'm sure they … [Read more...] about Scientists discover “missing link” in Canadian Arctic

It's already being called a potential model for other states — the closest to universal health coverage yet. Will it be? Is it a feather in Gov. Mitt Romney's cap or not? Details (and a lively debate) can be found HERE at Centerfield. Cartoon via The Black Commentator … [Read more...] about The New Massachusetts Romney Health Plan

We thank magician Jeff Marcus for the emailed photo. … [Read more...] about U.S. Politics: High Concept Style

So now that the suspense is over and everyone knows that Katie Couric will leave NBC's Today Show to take the anchor job at the CBS Evening News the question is: what does it mean? Is it (as some suggest) The End Of TV News As We Know It or a smart adaptation to the fact that TV news is now operating in a totally new century — a century where more and more men don't … [Read more...] about The Significance Of Katie Couric’s Move To CBS News

NOTE: The Moderate Voice encourages weblogs of all kinds -- right, left and center -- to do original reporting so they offer readers more than op-ed style pieces. We often alert our readers to writers who go that extra mile, in the hopes that their sites and original work will be checked out...and that weblogs can better realize their potential as an infotool. Once again, the … [Read more...] about Original Blogging: On Reports On Detainees At Guantanamo

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...at Investigating Journalistic Weblogs, the creation of Alastair Chivers, a fourth year student at the Robert Gordon University in Scotland. He writes in an email:"As part of this years studies I am writing a dissertation on weblogs of a journalistic nature. I have been looking atmany sites that fall into this category, and have also preparedquestionnaires for bloggers and … [Read more...] about Take A Peek…..

Let's just say enough to be on a list... … [Read more...] about How Much Will Katie Couric Make By Moving To CBS?

So much for meaningful reform that tries to seriusly fix the system in general. Instead we get yet another demonstration about why one-party rule has proven to be a disaster in terms of authentic problem solving and biparitsan solutions:The House approved campaign finance legislation last night that would benefit Republicans by placing strict caps on contributions to nonprofit … [Read more...] about House Passes Measure That’ll Hurt Mostly Democrats

You'd think that if he was unhappy with his doctor he'd sue and have the patience to stick it out. But that was the problem... … [Read more...] about Man Sends Bomb To Doctor

Secretary of State Condoleeza rice was grilled in Congress over the controversial deal between the United States and India announced by President George Bush in March. And it was not a clear-sailing session for her. Perhaps the most descriptive account of what occurred was run by the Calcutta Telegraph, whose correspondent K.P. Nayar writes:US secretary of state Condoleezza … [Read more...] about Rice Grilled In Congress Over India-US Nuke Deal

We might disagree on affirmative action. But we can agree that if we are going to have it (and I for one think we should), a minority shouldn't be excluded from the program just because they're conservative. … [Read more...] about Minority Conservatives are People Too, Y’know

Alan Stewart Carl has the stats and they ain't pretty. More here. … [Read more...] about Our Bloated Tax Code