According to The Wall Street Journal, which scrutinized more than 5,000 pages of newly released files from John Roberts’s years as an associate counsel in the Reagan White House, he filed memos urging Reagan to ignore an invitation from Michael Jackson to a concert in Washington and to avoid even sending a congratulatory letter because […]

From here on in we will no longer refer to the current president of the United States as Dear Leader, King George, Georgie Boy, King Georgie Boy, W., Gee Dubya, or by any other antonomasia (lovely, obscure word stolen from William Buckley’s outright liar on this morning’s New York Times op-ed page (“Oh, I’m sorry […]

Two years ago today, Straight Up howling bid for independence. A year ago today, it was still bawling, but in a more civil tone with a mind-numbing issue facing all of us. — Tireless Staff of Thousands

David E’s fablog is exactly right. Have a look at his latest post: What a

One year ago today Leon Freilich (a k a Cultural Dish. Now he’s at it again, but from the low end: If Murdoch family brouhaha would have merited the following shock-heds: Lach to Rupe: Drop Out! Thunder Down Under! Lachie: G’Day, Sydney — Tireless Staff of Thousands EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

the terrible twos. Later this week, when Straight Up celebrates its second anniversary, we enter that period of ass-kicking maturity called “oppositional behavior.” One day we may even grow into the thrilling threes. In the meantime, join the birthday party: Have a look at our

The dog days of summer came early this year. So I’m outta here for a while. I’ve got a couple of writing projects to finish, which means my time off won’t be only fun and games. But I do intend to entertain myself. archive, more than 850 entries have been posted since Straight Up was […]

Sir Ian Blair, the head of London’s Metropolitan Police, sounds like a well-read police chief. “Al Qaeda does not act like some classic Graham Greene cell. It has very loose affiliations …” Greene’s books — the successful terrorist bombers in “The Honorary Consul” because 1) it was tightly controlled, 2) it involved a major screw-up, […]

Lies, evasions, memory lapses, and prevarications are characteristics shared by the top U.S. Army brass and our Dear Leader’s choices for the government’s highest civilian posts. The evidence is overwhelming, and it’s no coincidence — not when it comes to the war in Iraq, torture, the regime’s foreign policy, and the nation’s highest court. From […]

Of all the theories now circulating on the Web about the strange JOHN ROBERTS’ LOST WEEKEND Can’t remember if he Was ever a Federalist? Could it possibly be The sober judge was pissed? —

Democracy Now! has a Watch the video. Ross cuts to the heart of the issue about a guy with a steel-trap mind who suddenly can’t recall whether he was, in fact, a dues-paying member of the society. The important question is not whether he paid dues as a member or not. The question really at […]

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Coming attractions: The theme of the Federalist Society’s 2005 National Lawyers Convention will be — nailed it.) EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

“Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. has repeatedly said that he has no memory of belonging to the So says The Washington Post, also noting: “In conservative circles, membership in or association with the society has become a badge of ideological and political reliability.” membership. And let’s not forget, “membership in the sense of […]

The New York Times apparently decided to answer Jess Bravin’s news story by David Kirkpatrick. This morning — Saturday — buried low on page A9 deep within the print edition (as you’d expect from miffed or embarrassed editors playing catch-up), The Times points to the groundwork now being laid by Democrats to challenge the nomination […]

Try to find a discussion of “originalism” in the massive, admiring profile of John Roberts Jr., headlined We do learn that Roberts, left, “played Peppermint Patty” in his boarding school’s production of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and, during a 1980 presidential election party many years later, he put a toy elephant on top […]