Blount County’s establishment expects voters to re-elect the incumbent local officials simply because the incumbents do the establishment’s bidding. But aren’t they supposed to represent YOU? During the 1980 presidential campaign, outsider candidate Ronald Reagan stunned his unprepare…
Month: March 2022
Who Created the “Diversity” Monster?: How Republican Supreme Court Justices Gave Us Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court started down the slippery slope of racial preferences in 1978, with baleful consequences. This essay first appeared in the March/April 2022 issue of Chronicles magazine (here). Thanks to Real Clear Policy and Real Clear Books (here)! Scholars increasingly treat the issue of…
Ivy League Justice: The Credentialed Court
On paper, the Justices serving on the U.S. Supreme Court have never been more qualified. Does this make the Court better? Some argue that precisely the opposite is true. Are elite “credentials” overrated? This essay first appeared in Law & Liberty, on March 8, 2022 (here). Thanks to How A…
Redneck Poet: Working Man’s Robert Frost?
Merle Haggard, a country music icon, was emblematic of a tumultuous era in America. He deserves to be remembered. This essay originally appeared in Law & Liberty, on March 4, 2022 (here). Thanks to Power Line, Real Clear Books (here), Scott Johnson’s Sunday Morning Coming Down (here, he…