Friday Night Photo – Miami Heat in Hoodies

I guess it’s time to start liking LeBron James. In memory of Trayvon Martin.


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Jeffrey Toobin on Conservative Justices and Health Care

For progressives who wish that President Obama would be more, well, progressive, one of the main reminders of the difference between Team Dem and Team Repub can be seen in their impact on the judiciary. The United States has an active conservative judiciary, mostly appointed by Republican presidents, and they’re only growing more audacious in their efforts to push conservative causes using judicial power.

photograph of the justices, cropped to show Ju...

photograph of the justices, cropped to show Justice Scalia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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TV in Review: Community, “Contemporary Impressionists”

Last week, the NBC sitcom Community returned to the airwaves. A nation cheered. Well, a nation cheered with the exception of Salon columnist Willa Paskin, who felt that Community had gone too far in toning itself down for its mid-season return. While I’m all for firming and toning, I felt that “Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts” was a thoroughly satisfying experience, even if it wasn’t one of the more fantastical Community romps. And I’ve been very much looking forward to this week’s “Contemporary Impressionists.” So what’s my impression?

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