What’s the point of legislative reforms when (1) the administration refuses to follow the law and (2) the Supreme Court‘s obedient majority consistently prevents lower courts from enforcing the law against the administration?
Seems masturbatory.
What’s the point of legislative reforms when (1) the administration refuses to follow the law and (2) the Supreme Court‘s obedient majority consistently prevents lower courts from enforcing the law against the administration?
Seems masturbatory.
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.
28.01.2026 21:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A footnote Master and Commander plug! I would love to see an analysis of that movie some day. One of my favorites as a teenager.
18.04.2025 22:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If you have time to read 20 pages. Make it this. archive.org/details/umbe...
18.02.2025 15:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’m sure nothing can possibly go wrong with dropping FARA prosecutions.
06.02.2025 01:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv
01.02.2025 14:30 — 👍 2457 🔁 852 💬 156 📌 30
Lynch was a true auteur and a delightful human. And also the source of one my favorite interview interactions that brings me joy every time I remember it.
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