June 2, 2026

THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY SEEMS DETERMINED TO RUIN ITS PUBLIC IMAGE: Judge Ross Should Have Been Punished For Abdicating Her Judicial Power To Her Law Clerks: Perhaps it is common enough for Presidents to sign executive orders he does not read, or for members of Congress to vote on bills they do not read, but federal judges should aspire to a higher standard. “Judge Eleanor Ross, who serves on the federal bench in Atlanta, engaged in multiple acts of misconduct. She carried on a secret affair with an Atlanta police department officer for nearly two years, repeatedly had loud sex in her chambers, lied about her trysts, and obstructed the investigation. Each of these actions warranted a public reprimand and an impeachment inquiry. But one of the more stunning allegations has flown under the radar: Judge Ross routinely signs judicial orders her law clerks prepare without even reading them. Indeed, it seems she never even talks about these cases with her clerks, so likely has no clue what she is even approving. Yet the council that reviewed this case found no misconduct.”

Posted at 7:18 am by Glenn Reynolds

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

More:

Posted at 7:17 am by Stephen Green

HOW IT STARTED: Paul Krugman’s totalitarian temptation.

Jared Loughner, the gunman charged with wounding Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and murdering six others in Tucson on Saturday, held bizarre beliefs about “conscious dreaming” and government mind control imposed through English grammar. No serious person would connect his belief system to a mainstream political ideology. But then there’s New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. He places the blood libel of blame for the Tucson murders squarely on the shoulders of “the crowds at the McCain-Palin rallies” and “right-wing extremism.” It’s the Republicans’ fault because “the purveyors of hate have been treated with respect, even deference, by the GOP establishment.” Krugman’s solution is for “decent people” to “shun” those he holds accountable. But the logic of his argument leads straight to calling for official restrictions on political speech after shunning inevitably fails to do the job. The totalitarian temptation is an ever-present possibility with people like Krugman.

—The Washington Examiner, January 10th, 2011.

How It’s Going:

To be fair, acknowledging that the economic “miracle of the 1940s” had a rather massive downside might actually be progress of a sort for Krugman in his dotage.

Posted at 7:14 am by Ed Driscoll

FROM L.A. GREGORY:  Hawkwing: A Novel of the Bitterlands.

Hawkwing: A Novel of the Bitterlands

Kestrel’s land is scarred in ways its inhabitants cannot begin to understand, built on long-poisoned earth and menaced by twisted plants and animals. Farmers, hunters, and magic-users fight a long battle to create safe havens and reclaim lost ground, but their casualties mount over generations. Kestrel knows little and cares less about the patterns that shape her world. She’s a shapechanger and healer who has spent the handful of years since reaching womanhood cleansing the wildlife of her blighted land with medicine and magic. Sure of her place and confident in her skills, she takes care of her own and doesn’t poke at things that don’t concern her. But when she returns from a routine journey with her brother to find her home ransacked and empty, Kestrel must gather her remaining family and search for new allies before old magic and older hatred rob her kin of their freedom, their lives, and possibly their souls.

Posted at 7:06 am by Sarah Hoyt

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: One Body Found, Ten Questions Left at Los Alamos. “The larger question explains why Casias’ recovery drew national attention. Her name has been tied to a broader list of workers, researchers, contractors, and former defense-linked employees who disappeared or died under troubling circumstances.”

Posted at 7:02 am by Stephen Green

THIS:

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

THE HOMELESS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS WHAT PRATT IS FIGHTING AGAINST:  Constituencies.

Posted at 3:59 am by Sarah Hoyt

June 1, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

Posted at 9:30 pm by Glenn Reynolds

NETWORK THAT BROUGHT YOU RATHERGATE, PRO-OBAMACARE POETRY READINGS, AND BARRY GOLDWATER AS A NAZI DEMANDS NEW CEO “RESPECT EDITORIAL VALUES:” CBS News Staff Sending Letter to CEO David Ellison Demanding He ‘Respect Editorial Values’ — Media Insider Tells MS NOW.

Oh, and speaking of Dan Rather:

Related: Whom the gods destroy, they first make Olbermann:

More here: Pompous Pelley Tells New ’60 Minutes’ Boss: You’re MURDERING Our Show!

UPDATE:

MORE: The media’s janitor is on the case!

It’s not like Stelter is invested in preserving as much of the old regime at CBS as possible: Dan Rather: CNN’s ‘Reliable Source.’

Posted at 8:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

TAR, FEATHERS, AND MORE ARE NEEDED:

UPDATE:

Posted at 7:37 pm by Glenn Reynolds