I normally hold to a strict policy of “if everyone else is saying it [or will be saying it], don’t add to the cacophony.” However, today I am making an exception. This is Sonia Sotomayor’s now well-known comment that appellate courts are “where policy is made:” Apologists for the Honorable Justice insist that the full [...]

Michael Jackson, that is. At least, I find it unlikely. Nevertheless, New York Representative Peter King wants to know if I would let my (hypothetical) child spend time in a room alone with Jackson. The answer is certainly no, but that is due to a general policy I have about not allowing my future progeny [...]