This is great
"Even if you know deep down that you’re not really disempowered, you still think it’s virtuous to say so, because that’s how you show solidarity." There are many other deep points and great lines in this excellent essay. www.chronicle.com/article/why-...
An epic book
Great piece. Probably Korea was more of a turning point on war powers than she lets on, but whatever. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
NEW from @shahrzadshams.bsky.social & me @rooseveltinstitute.org:
Donald Trump just called the Supreme Court "fools & lap dogs" and we've already forgotten about it.
What the ancient history of last Tuesday means for progressives rethinking SCOTUS power.
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/trumps-...
theonion.com/this-war-wil...
Dear all, we are very glad to share a new episode here. This time, we welcome @thomascharrayre.bsky.social to discuss the rise of Conservative Philosophy before Cold War Conservatism!
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Monday in Chicago
It’s a great piece on the consensus that Trump has flamed out quickly, as one imaginable constitutional project (indeed one mostly ratified by the justices), not an attempt to “supplant constitutional government.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/o... via @NYTOpinion
Den amerikanske historiker og forfatter Samuel Moyn fortæller, at han har det med den regelbaserede verden, som Gandhi havde det med den vestlige civilisation: Det ville være en god idé.
“Property is not theft, but a good deal of theft becomes property.”
R.H. Tawney The Acquisitive Society
Hugely important point-agreed, made in article. But there is a case that intimidation (however serious) obviated it. Whatever-no one said or is saying there is a perfect match. That FDR was very respectful of courts far down the continuum from others seems hard to sustain.
Oh-apart from these plans, we also know there was a pressure campaign during the adjudicatory process, right?
Now do the gold clause cases, which went far beyond anything Trump has done. :) (Anyway, is this post based on a central example not yet available at the time of the op-ed?)
China and the World to Come - Zhang Weiwei interviewed by Pankaj Mishra
www.equator.org/articles/chi...
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Bad idea top to bottom. We need a move against juristocracy, not for better judges. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/o...
One marketing idea is that kids buy it for parents (with the parents’ charge card) but make a TikTok about it before wrapping
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