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 …
