Author: Jay Tea

In my earlier postings about the Second Amendment, a commenter named "Mark" rather snidely put down my status as a "lay person" on matters Constitutional. He condescendingly suggested I …

I just heard from Kevin; he's heard reports that Bush has ruled out both Henry Gonzalez and Judge Edith Clement for the Supreme Court nominee, and he's supposed to …

In my earlier piece about the 2nd Amendment, I looked at commenter Toad's points about gun control and how they differ from other restrictions on Constitutional freedoms. In this …

In my recent piece about the Constitution, a commenter named "Toad" wrote about gun control, and how certain Constitutional rights are curtailed as a matter of course (quoted in …

In the wake of the London bombings, there has been yet more talk about identifying and fighting terrorism. And one of the places I went to get some perspective …

Or, at least, a recurring fantasy. After the next big Islamic terrorist attack (and while I wish to hell there won't be, I'm sure there will be) I'd like …

The other day a posting of mine degenerated into an argument about gun control. The prime advocate for controlling firearms trotted out the standard talking points, with extra emphasis …

Meryl Yourish catches two different Reuters stories today that highlight that the news service has clearly chosen sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict -- and they like the bus bombers. …

I've stated many a time that I live in Manchester, New Hampshire. We're a smallish city, with about 110,000 people, but that represents roughly 1 out of 10 New …

A while ago, all the world was abuzz about a developer's idea to apply the Supreme Court's ruling in the Kelo case and take Justice David Souter's home for …