All-around nice guy Steve Friess interviewed me and a number of lawyers more famous than me for Newsweek regarding Donald Trump's and the Trump administration's battles with judges and with the court system. Some excerpts: "The Supreme Court decisions regarding Trump's taxes this past term was a surprise," says Chicago attorney Pejman Yousefzadeh, another co-signer …
Stinking to High Heaven
Michael Flynn is an admitted felon. He pled guilty, and reiterated his guilty plea under oath--twice. He has served no time, he has paid no penalty and he has shown no remorse for his crimes against the nation--crimes that threatened to undermine American national security at the very highest levels. So of course he gets …
Make the Crazy Stop
My latest Bulwark piece discusses the welcome fact that Joe Biden does not seem hellbent on making others think that he is clinically insane; a welcome and stark contrast with the campaign of the incumbent president of the United States. Indeed, the refreshingly boring Biden campaign appears to be a harbinger of a refreshingly boring …
Law and Politics in a Post-Ginsburg World
I've criticized Donald Trump savagely and accurately, ever since he descended down his gold-plated escalator on June 16, 2015, announced his candidacy for president of the United States, and caused American politics and the state of our democracy to descend with him to subterranean levels. And I've criticized the Republican party savagely and accurately, ever …
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Eric Posner and a Study of American Demagoguery
I am very pleased to have the unexpected and very welcome opportunity to work and write alongside some excellent folks at The Bulwark, which is doing the Lord's work in helping to create a decent and vibrant center-right movement--one that stands in opposition to the racist and white nationalist movement currently infesting the Republican party …
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History Has Its Eyes on You
In the event that there still are a few of you out there who believe that Donald Trump can and will be easily beaten in 2020, let me disabuse you of such silliness right now. Historically, incumbent presidents are very, very, very hard to beat when they seek re-election. The power of the presidency and …