A phlosophy professor’s belief in colorblind law led him to oppose the university’s use of affirmative action in admissions decisions. Why bother with facts? ============ By Terry Eastland March 5, 2015 7:10 p.m. ET In his famous dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation, Justice John Marshall Harlan declared: “Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates... Read more
Archive for the ‘US Constitution’ Category
Investing in the ObamaFund
December 30 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Obama, US ConstitutionHey, kids. Uncle Sam has a new investment offer for you. Even if you have several decades of productive work ahead—and thus a long investing time horizon—the White House wants you to consider a retirement plan that will invest in nothing but U.S. government debt. Any financial professional who advised a young investor to avoid stocks and corporate bonds—and everything else... Read more
“Soon to be Cancelled”
December 30 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, US ConstitutionThe encroachment onto the First Amendment right to “freedom of expression” by the ‘vocal opposition’ is something that should concern everyone. Especially true freedom loving people. I don’t like everyone’s speech content either, but I am more confident that the truth will prevail than I am about wanting to protect my ears and the ears of everyone else. ============= An essential freedom-of-speech... Read more
The EPA’s Clean Power Plan Is Unconstitutional
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, US ConstitutionI guess there is more than one opinion about what EPA can legally do. =========== By Laurence H. Tribe Dec. 22, 2014 7:06 p.m. ET 338 COMMENTS As a law professor, I taught the nation’s first environmental law class 45 years ago. As a lawyer, I have supported countless environmental causes. And as a father and grandfather, I want to leave the Earth in better shape... Read more
Diane Furchtgott-Roth on the National Labor Relations Board
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, US ConstitutionI don’t hear any Democrats complaining. Must be this is their MO. ========= Economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth writing for RealClearMarkets.com, Dec. 23: On Friday, just before the holidays, NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin announced that he had issued complaints against McDonald’s MCD +1.01% franchised restaurants and McDonald’s USA, the parent corporation, as joint employers. Workers complained that they were unfairly disciplined in retaliation for... Read more
