Peak Scalia  —  With his own claims to originalism fading fast, Scalia suggests liberal judicial activism, practiced by some of colleagues on the Court, is part of what brought about the Holocaust in Nazi Germany.  The speech was an address to the Utah State Bar Association.  —  From the Aspen Times ...

The Time Obama Was Mistaken for a Waiter at a Tina Brown Book Party  —  He was a state senator then, and one of the few African Americans at the elite New York media event.  —  Obama's frank remarks on race and how he also has been seen as someone less than who he is led journalist Katie Rosman …

Violence continues in France over Islamic veil ban  —  Some 20 cars have been torched and four people detained in a second night of violence in suburbs west of Paris.  —  France's interior minister said Sunday that the incidents overnight targeted the town of Elancourt.

Dem Rep. Rush, Gingrich spar over Trayvon Martin hoodie, urban violence  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) sparred Sunday over their commitment to ending gang violence and Rush's choice to wear a hooded sweatshirt on the House floor in honor of Trayvon Martin.

Bill requiring warrants for email searches nears Senate vote  —  The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing to fast-track legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant before accessing emails and other private online messages.  —  Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) …

The Great Pension Scare  —  OK, this is quite amazing: Dean Baker catches the WaPo editorial page claiming that we have $3.8 trillion in unfunded state and local pension liabilities.  Say it in your best Dr. Evil voice: THREE POINT EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS.  Except the study the WaPo cites …

The 'Ender's Game' Boycott  —  The film “Ender's Game” tells the story of a gifted child sent to a military academy in space to prepare for an alien invasion.  It's catnip for the Comic-Con crowd, and Lionsgate Entertainment wants to position it as November's big-budget blockbuster.

Boehner promises more House votes against ObamaCare  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed Sunday to hold more House votes to thwart ObamaCare, a major priority for the GOP as the law is implemented.  —  “You're going to see a lot more,” Boehner told CBS's “Face the Nation.”

NY food stamp recipients are shipping welfare-funded groceries to relatives in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Haiti  —  Food stamps are paying for trans-Atlantic takeout — with New Yorkers using taxpayer-funded benefits to ship food to relatives in Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Hamas Mourns Helen Thomas  —  Islamist group posts its appreciation for veteran journalist's antisemitic comments  —  It might not be the way most high-profile journalists would like to be remembered.  —  Not long after the passing of veteran American journalist Helen Thomas yesterday …

Steve King: No Legal Status for DREAMers  —  Rep. Steve King, arguably the foremost immigration hawk in the House, isn't open to the idea of providing a pathway to citizenship to the undocumented children of immigrants.  —  Next week, the House will consider a GOP bill that offers relief …

Republican War on Obamacare Reaching Absurd New Heights  —  We all know that Republicans are hellbent on sabotaging Obamacare any way they can.  But the lengths they're going to are pretty astonishing.  A few weeks ago The Hill reported that some Republican congressional offices …