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Seems a California man’s appointment as a special assistant attorney general by South Dakota AG Marty Jackley is causing a bit of stir in California politics. California’s FlashReport blog reports that when Republican John Eastman formally filed as a candidate for California Attorney General yesterday, the former law school dean listed his occupation, which will appear [...] Tim March 18th, 2010 | Tags: Law, Politics | Category: Law, Politics | Leave a comment |
 Print This Post |  Email This PostThere’s been tons of commentary on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, in which the Supreme Court said the government can’t restrict corporations from spending money to support or oppose individual candidates in elections. Yet there’s been meager discussion on one issue the decision raises — judicial activism. For years we’ve heard the GOP rallying [...] Tim January 25th, 2010 | Tags: Law, Politics, U.S. Supreme Court | Category: Law, Politics | 2 comments |
Print This Post | Email This PostHow pervasive is the power of politics? About as pervasive as you can get, as evidenced by word that Sarah Palin is going to be at the local B&N for a book-signing on December 6. Palin is unquestionably the highest profile “author” to hit the local B&N. At least in my memory (which admittedly [...] Tim November 10th, 2009 | Tags: Books, Culture, Politics | Category: Culture, Politics | Comments are closed |
Print This Post | Email This PostWith the Cold War being waged for more than half my life, I was among the many millions fascinated with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Twenty years ago today, the East German government — intentionally or not — opened up its borders. For most, it is also perhaps the most substantive symbol [...] Tim November 9th, 2009 | Tags: foreign affairs, history, national issues, Politics | Category: Politics | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) |
Print This Post | Email This PostRanging a bit far afield from the usual topics of this blog but dealing with a subject of professional interest, a couple recent items reinforced this country’s problem with immigration. It isn’t illegal immigrants — it’s the fact our immigration system is broken. Our immigration law labyrinth is not only a factor in [...] Tim October 29th, 2009 | Tags: immigration, Law, national issues, Politics | Category: Law, Politics | One comment - (Comments are closed) |
Print This Post | Email This PostDo you feel it? We South Dakotans have the most personal freedom in the country, at least according to a new study by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Technically, we are third but the two political science professors who authored the study say South Dakota is in “a virtual tie” with New Hampshire [...] Tim May 15th, 2009 | Tags: civil liberties, Politics | Category: Politics, State and local matters | One comment - (Comments are closed) |
Print This Post | Email This PostI try to stay away from politics. But sometimes I can’t, such as when its sanctimony is on display in adjoining headlines on two local front page stories in this morning’s local daily. Headline 1: “Thousands protest federal spending” Headline 2: “Water project reaps windfall” That’s right. We held a tea party to haughtily throw tea [...] Tim April 16th, 2009 | Tags: Politics | Category: Politics | Comments are closed |
Print This Post | Email This PostAlthough I strive to stay away from the political, the events of recent weeks, the presidential election and the focus of this year’s Blog Action Day force me to a brief diversion. Recently, I am almost daily reminded of what many call Franklin Roosevelt’s proposal for a “second Bill of Rights.” I think [...] Tim October 15th, 2008 | Tags: Politics | Category: Politics | Comments are closed |
Print This Post | Email This PostI missed it when it was published last Friday but the NYT gave Jon Stewart some well-deserved love in a lengthy article asking, Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?. He is in my book and the article makes clear I’m not alone. It notes that in a 2007 poll by the Pew [...] Tim August 20th, 2008 | Tags: Daily Show, Media, Politics | Category: Politics | Comments are closed |
Print This Post | Email This PostPolitics are undoubtedly a primary topic of debate in bars around the country. It is extremely rare, though, when a political issue becomes a formal topic of debate and discussion for the South Dakota Bar Association. Yet that will be the case when a resolution dealing with the impeachment of Bush and Cheney [...] Tim June 6th, 2008 | Tags: Bush administration, Law, Politics | Category: Politics | One comment - (Comments are closed) |
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