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Author: Scott Lemieux

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Trump agonistes

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On January 23, 2026
You would have to go back to Nixon -- a partisan context in which it was possible for a presidential candidate to win 49 states, a Supreme Court justice resign to hand his seat to an opposition president for receiving a payment Clarence Thomas would...
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As Chris Geinder observes, the Supreme Court is almost certain to honor its ipse dixit and prevent Trump from firing Lisa Cook, although they might wait to actually rule on the merits: President Donald Trump doesn’t like rules. Last May, in a shadow-docket order, the...
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Expensive imperialist fantasies

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On January 19, 2026
With Trump mounting another trade war over his lunatic aspirations to conquer Greenland, it's worth reiterating that it's American consumers (as well as businesses) who pay the price for it: Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of U.S. tariffs, according to new...
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