Daily Archives: April 21, 2009

Warrants for our proxies

Before addressing the legal/semantic mess we’ve built for ourselves, ponder with me an odd quote from Cuba’s Raul Castro. Last week, Castro said he’s willing to discuss a wide range of issues with President Barack Obama — “human rights, freedom of the press, political prisoners, everything.” Maybe an interpreter put words in his mouth. But:…

So, class, is civics just roadside distraction?

Admittedly, it was early in the morning for a discussion of civics. Who would have known that the subject that would cause hands to shoot up would be bluebonnets? We’d been over several subjects, me and a dozen or so community college freshmen. Each subject might have sparked a reaction. Each was about engaging in…