Rehnquist: Consistent decision-making?

With the recent passing of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, scholars will debate his impact on American law and attempt to portend the future of American jurisprudence.

But while conservatives will laud his deference toward state government and the Supreme Court's shift away from judicial activism, his tenure has been characterized with inconsistent decision-making in the realm of state's rights and federal responsibility. [Read article]

Travel to gorgeous Tucson for palm trees, lovely weather, Janet Napolitano's face splashed over pro-tourism billboards and easy access to Mexican child sex slaves.

Recently there has been a campaign to encourage tourism to the Grand Canyon State, but the kind of tourism recently brought here by the likes of Manfred Knittel, a German national, and Sebastien Sarraute, a French national, was probably not the kind the governor had in mind. [Read article]

"Art," said the German writer Jean Paul Richter, "is not the bread, but the wine of life." Given the recent floundering of the fine arts at Centennial Hall, it appears that the UA community couldn't agree more.

UApresents, the organization responsible for artistic events at Centennial Hall, recently announced that last year's underwhelming theater season would add another $300,000 to its current debt, bringing the total deficit to just over $800,000. [Read article]

Feds responsible for success of Katrina effort

Hurricane Katrina could have been a disaster, but it wasn't. Because we live in the United States, things are different. With our penetrating media and watchful civil authority structure we were able to ensure that every citizen was well advised ahead of the storm, allowing for everyone to evacuate or at least prepare well by stocking up on survival items. [Read article]