Category Archives: Mere Opinion

Thoughts, often reaction, off-the-cuff and perhaps short on research

Progressives Seem Confused about the Supreme Court

Trying to have their cake and call it undemocratic, too. NOTE: This post was originally published at my Substack. The footnote links go there instead of to the bottom of the page. Editor’s Note: I’m sorry everything I’m writing this … Continue reading

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Dashed-Off Daily Dobbs upDate: Oral Arguments Day, But Calmly Now (Part II)

NOTE: This post was originally published at my Substack. Whenever big news breaks in either of 2021’s Supreme Court abortion cases—Dobbs v. Jackson or Women’s Health v. Jackson, and no they’re not the same Jackson—I dash off a quick update. … Continue reading

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Dashed-Off Daily Dobbs upDate: ORAL ARGUMENTS DAY AHHHH (Part I)

Let’s set some expectations NOTE: This post was originally published on my Substack. Whenever big news breaks in either of 2021’s Supreme Court abortion cases—Dobbs v. Jackson or Women’s Health v. Jackson, and no they’re not the same Jackson—I dash … Continue reading

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Worthy Reads for Whatever Week It Is Right Now

I dunno, I’m in quarantine, and I have a huge backlog of Worthy Reads because I haven’t run this feature in three months. I’ve got enough material now to break it out into topics, and this week is Decline & … Continue reading

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Explaining Your West Saint Paul (Dakota County) Property Tax Statement

OR: Why Did My Taxes Go Up While My Neighbor’s Went Down? What the Heck Kinda Deal is That? An average Minnesotan reads his property tax bill. Every year, we in West Saint Paul, Minnesota get our property tax notices … Continue reading

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Dashed-Off Daily Dobbs upDate: 1 November 2021

I dashed this off in about 15 minutes after today’s updates in Dobbs v. Jackson and Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson (different Jacksons, mind!). Didn’t really check for typos, certainly didn’t bother with many links. That might be a theme … Continue reading

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Dashed-Off Daily Dobbs upDate: 23 October 2021

I dashed this off in about 15 minutes after today’s updates in Dobbs v. Jackson and Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson (different Jacksons, mind!). Didn’t really check for typos, certainly didn’t bother with many links. That might be a theme … Continue reading

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The People’s House Holds the Purse-Strings (Some Constitutional Amendments #2)

Many writers propose constitutional amendments in order to demonstrate their fantasy vision of the perfect regime. In this series, I propose realistic amendments to the Constitution aimed at improving the structure of the U.S. national government, without addressing substantive issues. … Continue reading

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