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16 Sep 2021, 5:00 am by Neil H. Buchanan
We all can be lazy.Some Political ImplicationsHaving taken a detour through some university seminar rooms, some readers might wonder why any of this matters. [read post]
8 Sep 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
For his part, my father viewed his ministry as an opportunity to help people in need (both spiritually and otherwise); and although he certainly cared deeply about scriptural matters and held a Ph.D. in theology, he was the opposite of a rigid doctrinalist.When I was old enough to think for myself, I became an atheist. [read post]
6 Sep 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Moreover, waiting to address any problems that might arise will not only not make matters worse but will significantly increase the likelihood that we will save the system for the benefit of today’s young people. [read post]
30 Aug 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
(Again, even though I disagree with Republicans on the substance of their policy agenda, the idea that they should—or would—refuse to do as they wished whenever they hold a majority is silly.)As a practical matter, it might be that certain policies are de facto irreversible, at least as a matter of realpolitik. [read post]
29 Aug 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
I have been predicting for the last several years that the United States is on the precipice of ending its experiment in representative democracy, through which we have enjoyed the benefits of living under the rule of law. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 11:02 am by Ajay Sarma, Christiana Wayne
James Langevin; Bobbie Stempfley, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council; and Josephine Wolff, nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council. [read post]
26 Jul 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
This would happen entirely because Republicans think that cutting off this source of financing at an arbitrary time will force Biden and the Democrats to capitulate.No matter the reason, global financial markets would seize up, and the immediate and far-reaching consequences would be enormous. [read post]
16 Jul 2021, 12:00 am by Jim Sedor
Center for Public Integrity – Carrie Levine | Published: 7/15/2021 Redistricting maps help determine which party will hold political power. [read post]
8 Jul 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
”It was no longer a matter of watching Republicans engage in dirty politics but seeing them try to end politics as we know it. [read post]
12 May 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
He has become the poster boy for claiming victimhood status, no matter when or how anyone disagrees with him. [read post]
28 Apr 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
The answer was that, as a constitutional matter, the president must treat the debt ceiling as nonbinding and borrow the amount of money necessary—but no more than that amount—so that he can faithfully execute the taxing and spending laws.During the years when the Republicans were using the debt ceiling to try to extort concessions from the Obama administration (2011-16), most people simply assumed that a president would have no choice but to refuse to spend appropriated funds if… [read post]
14 Apr 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
There is no attention paid to the non-physical types of public investment that propel economic growth.To be sure, the very nature of ASCE’s expertise should obviously cause them to concentrate on civil engineering matters. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Cruz Returns from Cancun Amid Texas Crisis Politico – Andrew Desiderio and Marianne Levine | Published: 2/18/2021 U.S. [read post]
8 Feb 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
What matters most is what will happen at the trial no matter what, which is that the world will see the open-and-shut case against Donald Trump. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
What does the Constitution say, simply as a matter of text? [read post]
20 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
No matter how close we actually came to plummeting into the canyon, we will have to take that ride again very soon. [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Moreover, even such a limited right to bear some arms is also limited by the place in which arms can be borne, with “laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings” (in Scalia’s words) fitting easily within the confines of the Constitution.Again, “keep and bear arms” is textually indistinguishable from “shall have power to grant,” in the sense that both offer unmodified terms—“arms and… [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
It turns out that no matter how he might try to justify what he was doing, every excuse runs into a constitutional wall. [read post]