New at Reason: Damon W. Root on John McCain, Joe Biden, and the Supreme Court

September 9, 2008

Why isn't the self-styled straight talker Sen. John McCain talking up Sen. Joe Biden's adversarial role in two of the most contentious Supreme Court nominations in recent legal history? Because McCain's recent conversion to conservative judicial theory is at odds with his own past, which includes voting in favor of precisely the sort of liberal judges he now denounces.

reason Associate Editor Damon W. Root explains what happens when straight talk turns to B.S.

Read all about it here.