I made a structural argument about institutions across time. You're demanding a partisan verdict about the present moment. What you called “not an honest response” is really a complaint about my level of analysis.
See attached.
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They're certainly skilled in all the worst ways but Democrats are a part of the problem, too. As I wrote, they need to enact these laws when they can, too, which means when a Dem is president.
You're not wrong
I woke up and chose violence:
AI stole my work? Do it again, I taunted.
Turns out it couldn’t fool me once, let alone twice
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A reader asked: With the news focused on Iran, will Trump’s numbers soar?
Over at SMK, I respond: Shock and awe rarely shocks the polls for long. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/reply-some...
A reader asked: With the news focused on Iran, will Trump’s numbers soar?
Over at SMK, I respond: Shock and awe rarely shocks the polls for long. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/reply-some...
"Partisanship didn’t just dull Congress’ oversight of the president, it rewired it," writes @alexiscoe.bsky.social, who contends that when one party controls Congress and the White House, Congress "cede[s] power to the president to cover their own asses."
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“Either way, the presidency rests on permissions Congress writes,” says @alexiscoe.bsky.social. “Bad presidents are temporary. Congress is the through-line — and it keeps feeding a fire that will not spare it.”
More on expanding executive power ⤵️
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Until recently, I hadn’t really tried AI — but it tried me. AI stole my work and according to the headlines, it is coming for the rest.
So this week at SMK, I’m figuring out exactly what I’m dealing with:
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“The Founders missed Frankenstein by 30 years and the Mar-a-Lago face by a few hundred more. But they may have recognized the presidency we have now: a grotesque concentration of authority in the hands of Trump.”
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Until recently, I hadn’t really tried AI — but it tried me. AI stole my work and according to the headlines, it is coming for the rest.
So this week at SMK, I’m figuring out exactly what I’m dealing with:
alexiscoe.substack.com/p/i-tried-ai...
Weakest, laziest, most cowardly group ever assembled - Republican House.
Too lazy to govern effectively or consider what their constituents need. Just lie, pretend things are going great, pass laws that eliminate people to vote against you, arrest & deport people who don't automatically vote red.
I wrote about the 250th SOTU: what will age, what won’t, and what the scoreboard actually says.
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My latest for Rolling Stone: Stop blaming the monster. Blame the lab.
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We don't have to do it this way--and we didn't:
Article II requires the president to give Congress information--a report, data, recommendations.
It used to be delivered in writing.
From Jefferson (1801) to Wilson (1913): no speech, so standing ovations--too monarchical.
Trump’s SOTU will be a hostage situation with applause breaks.
History will be abused. Lincoln invoked. The Constitution used as a prop.
Half the room will clap like it’s WrestleMania. Half will sit like they’re at a sentencing.
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My latest for Rolling Stone: Stop blaming the monster. Blame the lab.
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Again, I know it feels good to send a donation to someone who is finally going to send Mitch McConnell or Lindsey Graham packing, but you're going to see a *lot* more bang for your buck with less exciting but much more meaningful state legislative races.
This is a great way to do that:
Just sitting here in a snowstorm auditing the macroeconomic implications of a sexting metaphor
“Just as images from Birmingham undercut segregationist defenses, today’s photos and videos undermine claims used to justify aggressive federal actions. The camera remains a corrective political instrument.”
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
May 5, 2pm. Albert Wisner Public Library in Warwick, NY: In conversation about You Never Forget Your First, the Orange county-wide 250 book pick
April 14, 5pm. Miami University in Ohio: The Annual McClellan Lecture, cosponsored by the History Department and the Menard Family Center for Democracy.
April 15, 6pm. The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio: The 1835 Lecture.
Upcoming events!
March 11, 7pm. NYPL (in-person book talk): In conversation with Bob Crawford.
April 12, 1pm. Mills Mansion (in-person): Keynote on Anne Morgan.
I wrote a Presidents’ Day roundup: moral rupture, political images, and the presidency we built on purpose.
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Why do we keep handing the keys of the republic to men who seem to fundamentally despise themselves? My thoughts on our lowest ranking presidents.
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Why do we keep handing the keys of the republic to men who seem to fundamentally despise themselves? My thoughts on our lowest ranking presidents.
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