History and tradition strike again
What comes of turning legal analysis into historiography.
Current Events
Presidential immunity, again
Framing is everything, and in US v Trump, the focus should have been kept on "official acts."
Trump takes gig as a wax figure
Well, I've got to run to keep from hidin' And I'm bound to keep on ridin' And I've got one more silver dollar But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight rider
RINOcracy loses to The First Church of Trump the Redeemer
But, but. God's on OUR side.
Donald Trump is running to own right
Trump is doubling and redoubling down for the same reason that drug dealers spike horse with fentanyl. Users get habituated, and need escalating stimulus to stay in the the outrage zone.
Petitioner's brief in U.S. v. Trump, Part I Detail
Last time we looked at the wind-up for the first part of the immunity argument. Here we recount the pitch.
Petitioner's brief in U.S. v. Trump, Part I lead-in
Team Trump's brief in the immunity case gets off wrong-footed
Conspiracy theory. Why should MAGA have all the fun?
Let's not feed baseless rumors just because we want to believe the worst about Trump about absolutely everything
Lies. Damn Lies. Statistics. And Polling.
The statistical foundations of political polling aren't rocket science. Unfortunately.
BROKEN NEWS: COURT BREAKS RECORD FOR CONCURRING OPINIONS
The Oracle of Technocrat has seen a leaked copy of tomorrow's Extreme Court decision on the 14th Amendment kick-the-clown-off-the-car case against The Once and Future King.
Marquis of Queensbury Turned Street Brawler
Lord Falkland to SCOTUS: When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.
A Good Conspiracy Theory Ruined. Probably
Every so often, we are chasing leads, if journalists, or falling into rabbit holes if we are tripping on mushrooms, or just clicking our way through. Today: Trump and Smirnov
If Joe is too old to be the best candidate?
Sure, he's not too old to be President, dammit. But is he too old to play the role of Presidential candidate? (Gak!)
But can he swim?
When you are wealthy, it's on paper, but when you are broke, it's always in cash. (Well known corollary to Murphy's Law.)