Ready for a new round of ‘hire a judge?’

By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times Every U.S. Supreme Court session offers fresh evidence of confirmation bias, the human tendency to process information in a way that conforms to our prior beliefs. The Justices know why they are there: it’s not for their great legal minds, but because their legal backgrounds served as cover for getting them confirmed by the Senate. Upton Sinclair said:...

Supreme Court ruling means rights for all

Same sex marriage ruling affirms individual rights when legislative action is stalled By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times It is well worth downloading the full Obergefell v. Hodges decision at http://www.supremecourt.gov/.  The pdf is rather exciting reading.  As taxpayers we paid for it, so let’s read it for free! The 5-4 ruling on both questions before the Court (which it could have...

Letter: independent candidate should have had say on health ruling

To The Editor, In your article entitled “Mixed Reaction to Healthcare Ruling”, you disenfranchised tens of thousands of citizens in the 16th congressional district by only including the corporate candidates Pitts and Strader in your commentary. While we expect the corporate candidates to attempt keeping the political process entirely owned by corporate America and do everything possible...