On our homepage, we have George Will’s column, which says that Republicans are treating Merrick Garland’s nomination unfairly and stupidly. The Right will flip out about this column. Maybe I should too. But I have a memory …

Some years ago, there was an important court case pitting Microsoft against Netscape. Every conservative I knew and admired was on Microsoft’s side — except for Bob Bork. As the leading anti-trust expert in the country, he was sought out by both sides, who wanted his support. After studying the issue, he sided with Netscape.

So, it was like a thousand smart conservatives against Bork. Which I thought made a kind of even match.

As far as I could tell, the pro-Microsoft people had the better argument, but I was always prepared to listen to my hero Bork. Always. And I feel the same about George Will.