ISRAEL AT 61; A HEGELIAN NOTION
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 3rd, 2009 4:35 am by HL
ISRAEL AT 61; A HEGELIAN NOTION
Tonight, Israel celebrates its 61st Independence Day. As usual, the country’s commentators are offering mixed reviews, filled with angst and back-patting, celebration and worry. But, today I had the privilege of an unexpected ‘Yom Hatzmaut’ commemoration of my own, as…
That Article 17 Problem
Today it looks like the international interest in prosecuting the Bush lawyers is heating up once again. The Spanish central criminal court has apparently decided, notwithstanding the Spanish attorney general’s intervention, that it will charge forward in the case…
Justice Souter to Retire
The news just keeps breaking these days. NPR reports that Supreme Court Justice David Souter has informed the White House of his intention to retire and return to New Hampshire. He’ll remain on the court until his replacement is confirmed….