Jesse and David say most of what needs to be said about Bruce Bartlett's op-ed, but it's worth saying more about one specific point. The central problem with Bartlett's argument is its triviality and irrelevance: it's indisputable that in the immediate wake of the Civil...
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I finally picked up my copy of Rick Perlstein's new book, which I've been looking forward to for a while. I was also happy to see it get the front-page.
I refer, of course, to the picture to the right of the story.
This is the grave of Billy Cannon. Born in 1937 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, Cannon grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he became a football star. He was a great high school player. He was also a thug of questionable character, something that would trail...
The theory of judicial minimalism, which was hot in the early 21st century, isn't discussed much anymore in part because it was used in such cynical ways by some Supreme.
I (or Paul or both) will have more on the Trump immunity case when I've had a chance to read the transcript, but Sam Alito was in very Alito form.
One thing that has to be making Trump very angry is that during the parts of the trial where he is able to remain awake he has to listen to ordinary people say what they think of him rather than the usual sycophants: He seems...
"Technically," if Trump were to be re-elected, or "re-elected," in November, he wouldn't eligible to serve a third term, because of a wooden and literalist interpretation of the 22nd amendment.
This is the grave of George Shultz. Born in 1920 in New York City, Shultz grew up pretty wealthy and went to fancy schools before heading to Princeton, where he.
An audience at a "Bernie's Back" rally awaits U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to speak at Queensbridge Park in the Queens Borough of New York City, U.S., October 19, 2019. | Photo Credit: Reuters There's...
It's difficult to hold these two thoughts in mind at the same time: (1) Everything Donald Trump represents has been at least latent in movement conservatism and the Republican party.
This is the grave of Cleo Noel. Born in 1918 in Oklahoma City, Noel grew up in Missouri, ending up at the University of Missouri, where he graduated in 1939.