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Most politicians deserve a little name-calling, but there are two labels—really two variations on the same label—that have become popular lately and really get my goat. They are RINO and DINO: Republican In Name Only and Democrat In Name Only. Even Libertarians call other Libertarians LINOs, Greens have

After taking a shot at Rick Santorum [http://ghostdev.splicer.com/2011/06/14/sympathy-devil#comment-4561] about the apparent incongruity between his strict constructionist stance and his zeal for federal restrictions on abortions, I was gratified to see that I wasn’t the only one to notice. The Volokh Conspiracy,

I challenge anyone to provide a reputable source for this supposed quote attributed to GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum: > Abortion in any form is wrong, except for my wife. If your wife’s life was at stake and the only thing that could save her was an abortion, well,

2011 has so far been an almost completely unproductive year. That’s a terrifying thing to admit about the last five months of my life. I haven’t been on sabbatical or family leave or vacation; instead I’ve been sitting at my desk in front of my computer accomplishing