Second Amendment’s origins laid out in compelling fashion by Igor Volsky
I find that people are often shocked when I tell them that the Supreme Court never held the right keep and bear arms to be an individual right of Americans until 2008.
Eric Black Ink
On talking past each other — and the importance of a baseline of facts
Talking past each other is dangerous. We need to find a way to connect across areas of disagreement and actually listen.
To misunderstand Rashida Tlaib’s remarks on the Holocaust, you’d have to be stupid — or worse
It takes a certain quality to take something kind and humane that a person has said and intentionally misinterpret it as evil and hateful so that you can condemn the person.
What’s an impeachable offense?
An interesting New Yorker interview with Prof. Michael Gerhardt, an expert on the Constitution’s impeachment language.
A cheery look back to the less partisan days of, uh, Watergate
That time that three Supreme Court justices voted against the president that appointed them.
On the economy, Obama owns Trump
Being intellectually honest in fairness to Donald Trump seems like unilateral disarmament. Let him try it for a while. But don’t hold your breath.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin really doesn’t like Donald Trump
Compared to Raskin, I’m a restrained critic of President Trump.
Klobuchar was totally on her game during the Fox News town hall
If you believe that the Democrats need a relatively moderate liberal to compete for middle-of-the-road voters, Klobuchar would definitely qualify.
Next election, expect Republicans to wield their S-words
Socialist is the new Liberal.
A skeptic’s guide to that whole ‘Trump is more popular than ever’ thing
The latest number from Gallup shows Trump at 46 percent approval, 50 percent disapproval. Even if this were correct, it would still not be a great number by historical standards. But it’s the best Gallup has ever found for Trump.
An update on my post about Andrew Napolitano, Alan Dershowitz and Fox News
Napolitano made his argument in a video on the internet, albeit linked to Fox News, and my post said that Fox had not yet given Napolitano time on their air to make that argument. That was wrong by the time the post ran on Tuesday.
Could Trump turn Minnesota red in 2020? Anything’s possible, but there’s little evidence to support the case
If Team Trump thinks Minnesota looks promising for them, I’d hate to see what looks unpromising.
Trump admirer Judge Andrew Napolitano seems pretty sure Trump obstructed justice
The legal case is clear to Napolitano.
Politico: On 2016 Russian interference and what Obama tried to do
The article quotes then-Vice President Joe Biden, who was in the middle of the unsuccessful effort to get bipartisan condemnation.
Trump campaign chutzpah: attacking Obama over Russians’ 2016 election efforts
In the category of counterattacks and counteraccusations, this one stands out.
Hedrick Smith wants to fix our democracy. And he’s coming to town to work on it.
Hedrick Smith was a two-time Pulitzer winner with the New York Times, but now he’s an activist, with an organization called “Reclaim the American Dream” that wants to fix our democracy.
Impeachment: only 2 so far, and no convictions
You know about Bill Clinton. The other impeachee was post-Civil War President Andrew Johnson, who was charged (impeached) by the House, and came within one vote of being convicted (removed) by the Senate.
Trump’s exoneration talk just insults our intelligence
Robert Mueller specifically said that his findings did not exonerate Trump. And there is much in the report that borders on evidence of such a crime.
Seeking the source of ‘great again’ slogan’s pull
Donald Trump’s slogan obviously connected with millions who felt that the USA had slipped out of some definition of “greatness.”
Diversity among Dem presidential hopefuls shows progress
As recently as 1960 the big “diversity” question was whether America was ready to elect a Catholic president.