Luis Granados
Posts by Luis Granados (page 27)
Rules Are for Schmucks: Pope Teflon Strikes Again
Public figures as diverse as Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and John Gotti have all been called “Teflon men,” because nothing sticks to them. They... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Satan Goes to School
Exasperated teachers have been known to suspect that the kid in the back row is Satan himself, or the spawn of Satan, or perhaps... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Challenge to the Incredible Tax Scam—the Parsonage Exemption—Fails
If a tree falls in a forest and no animal is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If a constitution has... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Cold War Lessons and Islam
The Barack Obama that people thought they were voting for in 2008 is the one who, two years earlier, had written in The Audacity... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Beware the Power of the “Defender of Faith”
Several decades ago, when my sister seemed to be slipping off the golden path to graduating from college, I made her a promise: “If... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: A Second Chance for Free Speech
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to re-hear a case that’s vitally important for anyone inclined to criticize religion. Maybe they’ll get... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Should Religious Privilege Extend to Prisoners?
Last spring I described how even the dissent in the Town of Greece v. Galloway Supreme Court case approving sectarian prayer at official government... Read More