I'm afraid Democratic candidates are going to need to take account of the increasing turmoil across Asia. The list of spots growing ever hotter now includes Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Lebanon, West Bank, and Gaza. Egypt is perhaps close to a place on this bad list.
Under these circumstances, the United States needs to be prepared for a variety of unpredictable developments. Although I cannot imagine any
500,000 sold in one weekend.
The potential to sell 50 million in two years.
And the service costs three times as much (over two years) as the phone itself.
See the jump. Self-interest warning is: ON.
Edward Lazarus argues in the Washington Post -- to simplify it -- that progressives must just accept the fact that the Supreme Court won't advance their agenda, on the grounds that in history it normally hasn't.
Certainly, the Supreme Court since Marbury has often exercised its power to frustrate legislative action, and occasionally -- but much more rarely -- has checked the President. Routinely, however, it has thwarted, twisted, and turned around regulatory actions. Perhaps in this latter area more than any, the Supreme Court has little to brag about for its existence, but in the other areas as well it's hard to chalk up to the Court's credit over the history of the Republic much of positive record. Generally, it has gotten in the way of progress. If that's what it means not to be progressive, then we have to agree with Lazarus.
