Normally, I am pretty forgiving of SC Justices' decisions about recusal, but I think Justice Thomas is over the line on this one. I suspect that Justice Kagan might have recused herself, if he had, but hers is not as serious a conflict, in my opinion. It's close, though.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich