Politics

1 Cite as: 557 U. S. ____ (2009) Opinion of THOMAS, J. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 08–322 NORTHWEST AUSTIN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DIS- TRICT NUMBER ONE, APPELLANT v. ERIC H.HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [June 22, 2009] JUSTICE THOMAS,…

It would be difficult to overstate the significance and revelatory import of the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District (NAMUD) v. Holder —the case that challenged the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. We learn that the conservative plurality on the court—minus Justice ClarenceThomas—has a pretty good sense…

The story of Michelle and Barack Obama has been drawn as one about black achievement, the triumph of tradition, racial healing and just plain romance. But their story has also, from day one, been a political one. It’s been that way since their first official date 20 years ago, when the couple went to see…

Barack Obama enjoys his relationship with the media and certainly uses it to his advantage. But it’s reaching ‘Fatal Attraction’-like levels and if the groupie love trend from the media doesn’t stop soon, it’ll only be a matter of time before he comes home to find his pet rabbit boiling on the stove. The sometimes-troubling…

When Do the Right Thing was released 20 years ago, a generation of black writers and intellectuals became instantly radicalized by Spike Lee and Public Enemy’s vision of black America. Their fist-pumping black nationalist slingshots, along with The Autobiography of Malcolm X, were the perfect antidote for the isolation and alienation many black youth felt…

If you’ve staked out a position on Iran that’s roughly midway between Jonah Goldberg and Ayatollah Khamenei, then you’re probably on the right track. And that’s pretty much where President Barack Obama stands. Obama’s reaction to the “results” of Iran’s June 12th election and the subsequent uprising have been judicious: “We in the United States…

Victor Davis Hanson is confused about the national logic since November 4th, 2008. Some things just don’t seem to make much sense and he’s jotted down a ten-item list to help out. THE BUZZ will keep score with Zing points. Hanson writes: “1. The budget. Wanting to cut $17 billion from the budget, as President…

Iran’s supreme leader says last week’s election was above board and that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory was “definitive.” Addressing a crowd at Tehran University during Friday prayers, the Ayatollah Khamenei dismissed vote-rigging charges and asked that those who take exception with the results use the proper legal avenues to do so. He did not call for…

NewsOne is reporting that George W. Bush has ended his silence embargo on President Obama. To wit: “I told you I’m not going to criticize my successor, I’ll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don’t believe that persuasion isn’t…

In this segment, Dayo and Matt riff on health care. You can check out the entire conversation here.