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When justices agree

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In the past week, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued unanimous decisions in two cases. The thing I like about both of these decisions is that the government makes clear, common sensible arguments admonishing various parts of the federal government for its nonsensibility.

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Jacobean counter-arguments on the benefits of tobacco

While looking up some info for a new project I'm working on with my friend Dave, I ran across an unexpectedly funny (in a "oh no he didn't just write that" kind of way) treatise by King James VI of Scotland and I of England — that is, the guy who authorized the creation of the King James Version of the bible.

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An earnest question about interstate health insurance

As the Supreme Court gears up to hear oral arguments about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – pejoratively referred to by some as "Obamacare" – I've been reading up various commentaries and blog posts about the potential constitutionality. For example, NPR has a good, uncharged guide to the questions involved.

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