The Aftermath

Looking for a distraction now that the Democratic Primaries are over? I know I'm a little at a loss for what to post about these days, and you can go any number of directions with that. Visiting Andrew Sullivan over at the Atlantic today I found two, One being a deep breath and a visit to some lighter fair, like the ReelGeezers, whose review of the Superbad is below (I just rewatched Superbad last week!).



Another direction one can go is into the deeper issues of the day. I already tossed up a quick post earlier about the SCOTUS' big decision on habeas corpus, but here's another fascinating post over at Sullivan's blog with some nice back and forth around the question of whether "Empire" is the right metaphor for understanding America's presence in Iraq. Either way you want to go, nice to know there's still lots of fun distractions out there in the world.

Oh, and here's one more, check out Purple State's post about (among other things) a Canadian school child's awesome science fair project that looked into a bacterial solution to decomposing plastics. If you don't know why this is an issue, check out a film on plastic in the oceans.

How 'Bout Them Checks and Balances?

Sweet news today as the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that foreign nationals held at Guantanamo Bay have a right to pursue habeas challenges to their detention. When congress took this right away a few years ago, it was seen by many (myself included) as a huge power grab by the administration as well as a direct affront to a basic and central piece of the rights Americans fought for in seeking our independence back in the way back. A nice quick post on the ruling is available here, and I hope my soon-to-be lawyer friend Matt will soon weigh in with his own thinking on this lovely little verdict.

I'm pretty scared of this court and the decisions they will hand down over the years to come with Roberts and Alito behind the bench, but it's nice when even a group like this comes down on what seems like the site of good sense.