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29 Mar 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
A pandemic, a struggling economy, a media system that overhypes immigration issues, and a Republican Party that is hellbent on crippling democracy. [read post]
24 Feb 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
With Donald Trump having been evicted from the White House, and with the country now embarking on its second month under President Joe Biden’s leadership, some once-immediate issues of public concern have been pushed aside. [read post]
8 Feb 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Faced with a blizzard of illogical, strange, bad-faith arguments coming from Senate Republicans in advance of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, one might think that there has to be at least something to their arguments. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Two days ago, all but five of the fifty sitting Republican United States Senators voted to dismiss the House’s second impeachment of Donald Trump, relying on the nakedly dishonest argument that the Constitution does not allow former federal officials to be impeached and tried by Congress. [read post]
20 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
For the last four and a half years, I have been predicting that Donald Trump would never leave office. [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
“Trump Prepares to Offer Clemency to More Than 100 People in His Final Hours in Office,” reported yesterday’s Washington Post. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Last Wednesday, as I was planning to start writing my Verdict column for publication the next day, news broke that violent rioters had invaded the United States Capitol on what would soon turn into a deadly and murderous rampage. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 6:51 pm by Sandy Levinson
  No president has anything to gain by declaring himself to have ignored the Constitution, whatever onlookers might believe.Ironically, perhaps the best example of the second kind of crisis was provided by Lincoln’s predecessor,  James Buchanan, who agreed that secession was unconstitutional. [read post]
11 Jan 2021, 2:01 am by Steve Lubet
” He lost to James Buchanan, another doughface Democrat, but set the stage for Abraham Lincoln’s victory in 1860. [read post]
10 Jan 2021, 7:27 am by David Super
  He and James Fishkin imagine a “Deliberation Day” on which people meet to debate and reach decisions on crucial issues of the day. [read post]
23 Nov 2020, 9:01 pm by News Desk
Presented to an individual for outstanding service to the public, IAFP and the food industry.Sponsored by: MERCK Animal Health2020 Recipient: Andrew James Clarke Ivan Parkin Lecturer The Ivan Parkin Lecture was established by the International Association for Food Protection in 1986 to honor individuals who have had a significant impact on the field of food safety. [read post]
18 Nov 2020, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
World leaders, the media, most of the public, and even a few Republicans are now matter-of-factly saying that the post-election insanity being inflicted upon us by Donald Trump and his enablers is simply the dying gasp of a narcissistic sore loser. [read post]
2 Nov 2020, 9:02 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
In one of his reckless political rallies yesterday, Donald Trump happily listened and nodded while his fans chanted, “Fire Fauci! [read post]
1 Nov 2020, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Although there is no reason to expect that we will know the results of the election immediately, we at least know that the voting will end tomorrow evening. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 9:02 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
For the past five years, I have been writing columns and giving speeches warning that Donald Trump is an existential threat to constitutional democracy. [read post]
24 Oct 2020, 9:05 pm by News Desk
Sponsored by: MERCK Animal Health Recipient:Andrew James Clarke John H. [read post]
12 Oct 2020, 6:30 am by Sandy Levinson
”  Thus, in his “House Divided” Speech of 1858, while suggesting there was in effect a conspiracy among James Buchanan, Roger Taney, Franklin Pierce, and Stephen A. [read post]