Today is Super Tuesday, which is a pretty big day in the primary election season. And if you're in one of the states where people are voting today, you have a chance to make history. And I don't mean that in a good way.I think we've seen a lot more noise than usual from the alt-right, including the misogynist wings of the men's rights movement and GamerGate, … [Read more...] about Don’t Make History
Political Science
Down With The Donald: A Manifesto
As I was writing this post, I happened to receive an email message that began this way: From: Committee to Restore America's Greatness To: Mark Draughn (Windypundit) Subject: Donald Trump Needs Your Help DONALD TRUMP NEEDS YOUR HELP THE WASHINGTON DC INSIDERS, SPECIAL INTERESTS, LOBBYISTS AND A HANDFUL OF SELF-INTERESTED BILLIONAIRES PLAN AN ALL-OUT PAID MEDIA ASSAULT TO … [Read more...] about Down With The Donald: A Manifesto
Who Will Run With Trump?
I still believe in Nate Silver's argument for why Donald Trump will almost certainly not be the Republican nominee for President (basically, if he doesn't blow up his own campaign, the party establishment will do it for him), but the strength of my belief has been shaken by the Donald's surprising staying power in the polls and by the big-time professional political operatives … [Read more...] about Who Will Run With Trump?
Obama and Running Away
Allen Clifton at Forward Progressives has a post complaining about Democratic candidates trying to run away from President Obama. He then goes on to list some of Obama's accomplishments: The same president who has presided over:The creation of over 10 million jobs in less than 6 years. Obama inherited an economic recession. Recessions end. Of course it got better. It … [Read more...] about Obama and Running Away
Good Faith, Bad Policy
An interesting discussion broke out in the blogosphere last week. It all started with Andrew Cohen in The Week, complaining about the legal fiction of "good faith." When I was a young man learning the law, I was taught about the "good faith" in which all public officials are always and forevermore presumed to be acting. This presumption, this so-called "implicit covenant," is … [Read more...] about Good Faith, Bad Policy