Notes on Discharge Petitions
Some notes on House process and how it relates to recent and ongoing political news.
Fox New Host: Involunatarily Execute Mentally Ill Homeless People
Yes it was said. No the context doesn’t make it better.
Messy Reflections On The Assassination Of A Political Opponent
To be fully human requires living with and in sometimes unresolvable contradictions
The Nationalist Movement and the Transformation of the Republican Party
Thinking about the evolution (or is it devolution) of the GOP since the 1990s.
President Trump’s Foreign Policy Approach to Domestic Institutions
The Trump administration treats personally disfavored American institutions the way past administrations treated foreign adversaries. His goal is political submission.
Thoughts Related To Second Trump Assassination Attempt
On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric
Additional Thoughts On “DEI” In Politics
Facts versus framing, with a little Mandela effect thrown in for good measure.
(Last) Sunday’s Discussion Question Revisited
Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.
What happens when you lose [Insert Name]?
When a go-to “nonpartisan” defender breaks rank does that change your opinion?
Scalia Law School is Conservative!
The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.
Judicial Supremacy vs Popular Constitutionalism
Who should have the final say on the law of the land?
America’s Four Parties
Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.
On the Number of Parties 1: Basic Counting, Part 1
Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.
