• Thought For The Day

    Men (and Women) In Black

    The Supreme Court of the United States has nine justices. One of them is going to be new in a matter of days or weeks. While I believe there is, and ought to be, much concern about who is appointed to that high position, my major concern lies elsewhere. I don’t keep up with the rulings of the Court, and only hear about them in the “news.” The cases I hear about seem to me (note: I have not been counting or keeping track), I repeat, seem to me, are often decided by a 5 to 4 margin. The winner in those cases is “happy” (insert your own word if you like),…