Retire the Ginsburg Rule: It is Time To Put Content Back Into Confirmation Hearings - JONATHAN TURLEY

“If this week's hearings seem devoid of serious content, it is due to the little known Ginsburg Rule. Today's column discusses how we can restore...”

Does Trump Know How To Count?

“Once Trump announces the nominee in a few days there will be a month for the Democrats to go on tv and for the Lincoln Project and Republican...”

Why Trump's negative press spurs millions to like him even more

“Trump has succeeded — and will likely continue to succeed — not in spite of the media campaign against him, but, at least in part, because of it.”

Coronavirus cases and deaths continue to decline, but officials vow to continue restrictions

“Authorities promise to continue social distancing, mask mandates until a vaccine takes effect.”

Breaking Judicial Norms: A History

“A Democratic Senate pattern, from Bork to the filibuster rule.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is widely reported to have told his Democratic colleagues on Saturday that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in this Congress. He means this as a threat that Democrats will break the filibuster and pack...

The Garden Chronicles - Week 24

The weather has been fantastic. Dry, but crisp and cool for weeks now. Perfect early fall weather. I've started working on the garden fence again because of it.  Something very rare happened last week. A flying squirrel visited the platform feeder in the backyard on at least three nights....

How To Foil 'The Plot To Change America'

“So theorists such as Antonio Gramsci and later members of the Institute for Social Research at Frankfurt began to emphasize the oppression of...”

Australian flying foxes 'among Earth's most mobile mammals'

“ Australian flying foxes are nomadic and roam over vastly larger distances than previously thought, research has found. ”

Bats are cool.

Lisa Murkowski becomes the second Republican Senator to oppose taking up the nomination before the election.

“ "For weeks, I have stated that I would not support taking up a potential Supreme Court vacancy this close to the election""For weeks, I have...”

The only Republicans with balls are the women.

Putin Denies Mitch McConnell Is Russian Asset: "He Has Never Been an Asset to Any Country" | The New Yorker

“You will find that 'asset' means a useful or valuable thing," the Russian President said. "The only part of that definition that fits McConnell is...”

The man who destroyed democracy in America

No Land, Just Sea

“ All countries that end with "Land" replaced with "Sea". ”

Just for fun 

Ancient Earth globe

“ Earth looked very different long ago.Search for addresses across 750 million years of Earth's history. ”

Very cool. That's why. Very, very cool!

Storm surges forecast as Tropical Storm Beta heads to Texas, Louisiana

“A hurricane watch is in effect for coastal Texas as Tropical Storm Beta threatens the state and parts of Louisiana as it continues to gain strength...”

For Women, the Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Brings a Particular Grief

“In Waco, Texas, Lily Coffman, 15, donned her handmade "R.B.G." coronavirus mask and "dissent collar" earrings on Saturday night and joined a small...”