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Two strikes in two glances I took a look at this book in a bookstore; Amazon should have a "read random page" or "read page 198" feature. It's a fair way to quickly critique a book. "Men in Black" does not pass the quick critique test. On my first flip, my eyes lit upon the words "rogue state supreme court." The context for this was that in Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court stopped a "rogue state supreme court." Totally apart from any national concerns, state supreme courts get the final word on their own state constitutions. I would think that a rogue state supreme court would be pronouncing judgements on other states' laws, or maybe trampling a village or two. It's a silly phrase. Second flip: "impose gay marriage." I remember this one from the news. No, wait, it was The Onion, and they make up their news there. The Onion had an article in which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court imposed same-sex marriage on the state, breaking up all existing marriages and randomly assigning same-sex partners. More pure nonsense, although lately so many conservatives have an increased obsession with homosexuality. Therapy, that's what needed. This seems symptomatic of a trend in the Republican party, as their schemes become more anti-Constitutional, to blacken the actions of those charged with applying the Constitution. This book is part of a larger [anti-]intellectual project.