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An Althouse blog Christmas tradition: the 1953 Santa Claus.

Here we are, probably at Wanamaker's in Wilmington -- or was it Newark? -- Delaware. I will be 3 in January, and my sister is 6. I don't think either of us is buying that beard, but my doubt is tinged with trepidation, p…

Christmas in airports.

Last Christmas, my scheduled flight to Austin -- where both my sons lived -- got canceled, the rescheduled flight got canceled, and it became impossible to book a flight that would get me to Austin in time for Christmas. It was 5…

Operation Santa Claus squelched.

Because the Post Office discovered that one guy -- who probably only wanted to do a good deed -- was -- like 644,000 Americans -- a registered sex offender.

An 8-year-boy is charged with 2 counts of premeditated murder.

He has confessed to shooting his father and another man. One body was upstairs in the house, and the other was outside. MORE: Arizona law generally holds that a child lacks competency to be held responsible for a homicide. Howev…

Live-blogging Barack Obama's voting.

FoxNews is covering it live. The main theme at this point is: What's taking him so long? It's been at least 5 minutes. Predictable joke: Is he reconsidering voting for himself? Plausible theory: He's encountering prop…

What year was it?

My history blogging continues. Before clicking, see if you know the year. "Boston Corset Maker Says Women Have Grown Stouter" — and the the 21-inch waist is a thing of the past. The Chief Justice spoke of Lincoln's…

"This is it — this is what it's all about."

What music makes you feel that way? Jac says it's this , as he makes a few recommendations to a friend who's looking to "knock the cobwebs out of my itunes library." I love all his selections, but especially th…

Madison bumper sticker.

Because your political opinions are more important than protecting the innocence of children and your terrific sense of humor cancels out any ugliness that might seem to intrude on the sensitivities of repressed adults.

Can polygamy be a crime in the United States?

Here 's some timely analysis by law and religion prof John Witte Jr. (It's especially timely for me because it's the subject of the Constitutional Law exam I'm working on grading right now... as I take a break to …

"Judge's Bizarre Ruling Aids Perv."

NY Post headline about Judge Weinstein's decision in the Polizzi case: Maverick Brooklyn federal Judge Jack Weinstein issued the ruling in a child-porn case over which he presided - chastising himself for not telling the ju…

"Shakedown in your child’s room!"

Bill Cosby — on "Meet the Press" — urges parents to subject their children to intense, prison-style searches: When you—when—there’s a, there’s a friend of mine who was in jail. He is now a pastor in, in Wilmington. A…

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