Sunday, November 15, 2015

The Exaggerated Nature of Born Again Testimonies

Having a background in born-again Christian circles, I immediately recognized Ben Carson’s story of his conversion from alleged violent ne’er-do-well to meek and mild man of God as almost certainly a product of exaggeration. Hyperbole is the order of the day with such “testimonies” because the worse you claim to have been before, the more [Read More...]

Thursday, November 12, 2015

How Chief Justice Roberts Doles Out the Opinions

After the Supreme Court hears oral argument in a case, a vote is taken of the justices. If the chief justice is in the majority, he decides which justice gets to write the controlling opinion; if he’s in the minority, the justice with the most seniority in the majority decides. The New York Times has [Read More...]