Bill Bennett and Harriet Miers could both stand to be more competent, but somehow, Bennett comes off better in this one.

Sorry no post in a while; one of your hosts just moved, bag-and-baggage, across the continent. Sorry, also, that our host, Libsyn.com, has had all kinds of problems in the last week, though it seems to be back up now. And, further sorry that we're still having problems with the iTunes listing, but you can still subscribe manually to our podcast from bifortnightly.libsyn.com (go to Advanced...Subscribe to Podcast in iTunes). To keep you entertained until our next show, here's an amazing tape of a recent oral argument in an immigration case in the Seventh Circuit before judges Posner, Ripple, and Rovner, courtesy of our Canadian guest. If you don't have time for the whole thing, you can start about 10 minutes in, and really start paying attention when the government starts talking.

The last word on John Roberts, restaurant specials, judicial lawmaking, and - of course - a Canadian guest, all wrapped up in an extra-long show with some schmevolution at the end.

Two new guests on John Roberts' eerie silence, George W.'s eerier "responsibility," pimping Paul Krugman, and Abraham Lincoln's Prozac jones.

In the bifortnightly situation room: Katrina and the wave, and not having Rehnquist to kick around any more.

We put the bi in bifortnightly, the shadow in shadow cabinet, preview the upcoming TV season, and largely avoid talking about the hurricane. Sort of like the president.

Cindy Sheehan, (what seemed at the time to be) the new Iraqi Constitution, a dearth of Canadians, and a surfeit of -stans.

Brief insights into John Roberts and an assault on the local police. Plus trespassing on law French.

Reinventing the newsweekly; the short-lived death of the "war on terror"; and a surprising number of references to New York. Plus, we seem to be getting the hang of these "microphones."

It's episode 2 of the podcast, but the first one ready for prime time, so pretend it's #1 if you like. This semifortnight, your hosts are joined by a Canadian, and discussion ensues: the John Roberts nomination, the future of Roe, the past of the Geneva Conventions, and thirty-some-odd other minutes of law-talking-guy stuff.