Rabe Ramblings

Judge Samuel Alito is expected to be confirmed by the Senate today to the United States Supreme Court, despite the hilarious tirade launche...

Well, it looks like a few Democrats are going to try to mount an Alito filibuster after all. It's been said before, but these goofs are...

Four years ago next month, in one of the more memorable experiences my job has afforded me, I drove up to Dunnellon, Florida (near Ocala) an...

One of the longstanding illusions about the ACLU is that they are merely the dogged defenders of the crucial civil rights of everyone, regar...

As Judge Samuel Alito appears headed to the Supreme Court after being approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gene Edward Veith draws o...

Brian over at Terrible Swift Word has a photographic retrospective, along with some apt observations, on that 80's phenomena "Miam...

Soul great Wilson Pickett, who died yesterday at 64, wasn't on my " suprised they're still alive " lists. But we did ha...

If this turns out to be true, would it be the end of Ted Kennedy's political career? Nah. If your constituency is willing to allow you ...

The Golden Globe awards, considered by many to be a precursor to the Oscars, were held last night in Beverly Hills. "Brokeback Mountain...

Dear Fellow Bloggers, Finally, after a long search, I've found something in the blogosphere that's even more riveting than blogging ...

I've noticed that vast majority of analysis of the Alito hearings has taken the form of ridicule. And really that's the only proper...

I've lately been pondering the career of John Hughes. (And yes, I'm aware of how sad that is.) My recollections were occasioned by ...

This exchange between Judge Alito and Sen. Chuck Shumer at Alito's confirmation hearing has made the whole thing worth it: Shumer: Does ...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair admits that he spanked some of his kids a few times. Fortunately, however, the children's right's...

Doug Wilson scripts the Alito hearings: "Judge Alito, I am afraid that I must come right to the point. If confirmed to the U.S. Suprem...

I don't often repeat something here, but one recent quote was so good that I want to make sure it doesn't get lost in the excessive ...

One year ago today, I listed nine celebrities I was amazed were still alive at the time. Perhaps even more amazing is the fact that a full ...

Since this is the first post of 2006 and will kind of set the tone for the new year, I want to kick things off with something weighty and su...

The popular belief today, fostered by many in the scientific community who have a vested interest in bolstering their prestige, is that scie...

Attacks on Intelligent Design often charge that the theory is "unfalsifiable" and thus unscientific. Aside from the fact that thi...