Posts Tagged ‘supreme court’
Unfair assumption #24: Your knowledge of the Supreme Court says a lot about you.
If you can name all nine Supreme Court justices, I consider you well informed and worthy of attention. I will listen and consider all that you say. For every justice you cannot name, I will think slightly less of your knowledge base, and therefore your opinions carry proportionally less weight with me. If you forget…
Read MoreIt’s easy to criticize what people do. It’s often what people don’t do that matters more, yet these inactions are often ignored. So leave me alone, you inactive, moronic toadstools.
I was recently sitting at my desk in my classroom, drinking a Diet Coke while correcting papers. A colleague walked in, and as we wrapped up our conversation, she commented on the soda that I was drinking. “You know, Diet Coke really isn’t good for you. You drink way too much. You should think about…
Read MoreIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling, I can’t help but accentuate the negative
I think it says a lot about me that as happy as I am about the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, I take infinitely more pleasure in imagining how outraged, surprised, angry and defeated the bigots in this country must feel right now. I should feel elation for my gay…
Read MoreThe power and ubiquity of the Twitter
My wife and I are listening to Jeffrey Toobin’s THE OATH: THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE AND THE SUPREME COURT. In learning about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s views on gender equality, I found myself wanting to ask her about her position on the military draft. A moment later, I was annoyed, realizing that it…
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