Religion & Law

Goldberg: The Evolution of Religious Bigotry
Its not that secular progressives support Muslim religious fanatics, its that they reserve their passion and scorn for religious Christians who are neither fanatical nor violent.

In the Monica Lewinsky scandal 10 years old now "Everybody lost, with one exception, or possibly two."
Writes Timothy Noah in Slate. I had to stop and think who that one person was and decided it must be Matt Drudge. But he's not even one of the two:The only unambiguous victor I can identify is Jonah Goldberg...

Chuck Todd For MTP
Me three: Wow, what a great suggestion, and from Jonah Goldberg -- have Chuck Todd replace Tim Russert on Meet the Press. I can't think of someone more substantive on television who has the likeability factor that Russert had...

It's not often that Ronald Dworkin and I are invoked in support of the same proposition...
..but a reader points out a rare instance, an appropriately scathing review of a childishly stupid book by a childishly stupid author, one Jonah Goldberg (about whom we had occasion to comment in passing long ago)...

The McCain-Palin campaign on offense
I love metaphors. I especially like elegant metaphors, which can include sports metaphors. I'd previously made the point that the Palin choice was definitely not a Hail Mary (which is a desperation play), but I'd characterized it as a long bomb (on first down, from mid-field)...

One fish, two fish, three fish, whose fish
Every once in a while I feel the need to rep-re-sent the East Coast on Slaw and the following case which was heard at the SCC on Wednesday of this week (Jan 23) does that; but it also raises an interesting question that has broader implications...

Religious Decorations
Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit.

Atlantis Smoked Fish Dip
Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Haifa Smoked Fish
Issues Recall due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Golden Dragon Frozen Cooked Mackerel Fish
Clostridium botulinum Alert

Discrimination
race, gender, disability, religious or age discrimiation.

Clergy Molester
Religious group to pay $1.3 million in priest molestation settlement.