Tag Archives: U.S. Constitution

Fact Checking the Supreme Court

June 27, 2008 – 11:17 pm

Apparently, Justices no longer have to fact check their Supreme Court opinions or dissents. Justice Stevens’ dissent had two rather major errors: Comment on to previous post points out at p.2 of the Stevens dissent he refers to NFA and US v. Miller: “Upholding a conviction under that Act, this Court held that…” [...]

By Joe Martin | Posted in Law | Comments (0)

Thinking About Patriotism

October 3, 2007 – 11:53 am

Over at Winds of Change, the Armed Liberal posts some reflections on patriotism. What does it mean in a post-modern world? Is it worthwhile? Is it distinguishable from mere nationalism? What does American patriotism mean, in a nation that has been formed from one ethnicity after another (and continues to be reformed and remodeled each [...]

By Joe Martin | Posted in Culture, Philosophy | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)