I used to think, circa Skokie, that the ACLU was a decent organization if sometimes picking too many nits. That slowly changed. And I am not alone – last the DA on Law and Order. said that he had been a member since college but was considering dropping his membership. OK, Hollywood script – but if tha ACLU can lose Hollywood, is anyone left?

Also, VOLOKH blog is posting interesting stuff – like the founder of the ACLU apparently admired (!) Stalin’s use of force to suppress dissent. Some excerpts at Clayton’s place if you don’t want through the whole thing –
*Roger Baldwin, the ACLU, & Civil Liberties
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