Tag Archives: James McGill Buchanan

Gerrymandering: We are given reason to hope

OK, the Supreme Court Gill decision would have sunk me into the earth if I weren’t already there, given all the horrors surrounding us nowadays. And I was so, so crossing all my fingers and toes that Kennedy would determine … Continue reading

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SCOTUS and political gerrymandering

Source: Can the Supreme Court Fix American Politics? – The New York Times I know, I know, I’ve been sort of obsessed with this Wisconsin case for quite a while. Excited, scared, thinking, hoping that Kennedy stayed on the court … Continue reading

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Nazis at UVA, where the “libertarian” racist ideology began

Source: State of Emergency Declared in Charlottesville After Protests Turn Violent – The New York Times Because I’ve been reading Nancy MacLean’s Democracy in Chains, my immediate reaction to the news today (see above link) was, “Yes, it would be … Continue reading

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