Familiarity breeds contempt, I know. Perhaps that's why our former ConLaw Prof President has so little regard for the Constitution. Whatever the reason, Obama's first term has witnessed a steady erosion of the "rule of law," by which I mean a system in which the political classes recognize that laws have fixed meanings that can [...]...»

On August 15, a Pennsylvania judge refused to enjoin "Act 18," a law that requires voters to produce - gasp! - a photo ID in order to vote. Liberal groups like the ACLU immediately denounced the law. How can the Chicago boys get out the graveyard vote if poll watchers get all persnickety about identification? [...]...»