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Interview with Andrew Koppelman

I was fortunate enough to interview Professor Andrew Koppelman. He is the John Paul Stevens professor of law at Northwestern University. We discussed the Affordable Care Act. We discussed the ridiculous notion that conservatives have been pushing for the last 12 months that somehow the individual mandate opens up a “slippery slope.” This will allow Congress to mandate all kinds of ridiculous things. His answer was thoughtful and right on point. We also discussed the notion of “activist judges.” In my opinion, this is one of the best interviews that I’ve conducted. Enjoy. Prof. Koppelman has written about the Affordable Care

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Supreme Court – Whom should we support?

There has been a lot of division within the progressive community about whom President Obama should pick for the Supreme Court. Much of the dust-up has surrounded Solicitor General and former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan. Constitutional scholar Linda Monk has been an outspoken supporter of Ms. Kagan. (I consider Ms. Monk to be a friend.) On the other side of this debate is former civil rights attorney and premium blogger Glenn Greenwald, who has argued that for all that Ms. Kagan has accomplished we know very little about her thoughts on important issues which will face the court. (Glenn

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Grab Bag — Saturday (Updated)

The third round of the Masters has started. Lee Westwood, who has been playing some really good golf over the last two years, is tied for the lead. My golf instructor told me to watch Fred Couples. He had problems yesterday with 16, 17 and 18 and had a disappointing round of 75. Today he is three under through eight holes and is in fourth place. Not bad for a 50-year-old man. Tom Watson is in 11th place and he is 60. Everyone is watching Tiger Woods, who is playing the kind of up-and-down golf that he sometimes plays. He is

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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