The Three Whisky Happy Hour: The Prog Mask Slips!
It's the usual brawl at the bar with the three barflies of the Three Whisky Happy Hour, where we take note of Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson sayiing the quiet (progressive) part out loud, likely flattered by the New York Review of Books recently saying of her: "Ketanji Brown Jackson is proving to be the sharpest justice on the Supreme Court." (No, seriously—they really printed that sentence.) But did she really just give away the whole anti-democratic impulse of progressives? It looks like she did. We actually agree that Humphrey's Executor is going to get executed because Slaughter (the party to the case against Trump) has set it up for the slaughter. Speaking of slaughtering, we get around to celebrating the seasonal apperance of the McRib, but not before reviewing how his bears on John Yoo's favorite constitutional doctrine, the 'unitary executive,' and we take a brief tour to argue over some of the fine points of the Dred Scott case. Because whisky will do that to you.
The Three Whiskey Happy Hour
The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Here’s Lookin’ at ‘Lookism’
The Hosts of 3 Whisky Happy Hour address "lookism."
The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Int’l Law and Lawlessness at Home
Lucretia host’s this week’s episode, addressing international law and the Unites States' current military operation in Iran.
Constitutionalism
Amicus Brief: Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey in Support of Petitioners
Former AGs Barr and Mukasey Cite Civitas in a SCOTUS Brief
Rational Judicial Review: Constitutions as Power-sharing Agreements, Secession, and the Problem of Dred Scott
Judicial review and originalism serve as valuable commitment mechanisms to enforce future compliance with a political bargain.
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State Courts Can’t Run Foreign Policy
Suncor is also a golden opportunity for the justices to stop local officials from interfering with an industry critical to foreign and national-security policy.
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Justice Harlan and President Trump Are Right About Birth Tourism
The Supreme Court should follow Justice Harlan’s lead: Children of illegal aliens are citizens at birth, but children born to pregnant women on temporary tourist visas are not.
Courting Tyranny
Politicians who care about preserving American freedom and greatness for another 250 years should speak and write in ways that strengthen Americans’ confidence in the judiciary.
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