I called it.  McCain comes out swinging against the Supreme Court decision and "unaccountable judges."  Now maybe I’m way off base here (Brock?  Japhy?) but I don’t think the restoration of habeas corpus gives the detainees the right to sue on the basis of "diet" or "reading material" as McCain claims.  It merely gives them …

At the risk of convincing you that the only thing I read is Harper’s, Leonard’s outrage that today’s Supreme Court decision took so long and his subsequent fear that McCain will make hay out of it is a great segue to Mark Slouka’s essay, “Democracy and Deference”. This is macro-view stuff. Forget just how awful …

Depending on how it plays out, I’m wary that today’s Supreme Court decision might give McCain more fuel for his bullsh*t about judicial activism . Instead, now is a perfect time to remember the amazing speech Obama gave in favor of Habeas Corpus when he - reluctantly - voted for Military Comissions Act, which …

I’m not sure how to feel about today’s historic Supreme Court decision . I support it wholeheartedly, of course, but I can’t help but feel a tiny bit embarrassed for our country took TWO YEARS and the SUPREME COURT (not the Congress or the Senate) to restore Habeas Corpus. Oh, and it …