I’ve copied the following from Josh Marshall’s Talking Point Memo.“So I write the following with the caveat that everything in the unfolding Trump administration is cloaked in secrecy and uncertain from…17h ago17h ago
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Hitler in the White House“When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by…Jan 8Jan 8
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Populism, In Name and Action“what’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet — ”Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024
The Last Confession : Without ApologiesFor some time now, as both professor and writer–including of this blog–I’ve been hemming and hawing about the conflict in democracies…Nov 30, 20241Nov 30, 20241
The Horror, the Horror, Conclusion: The Heart of Darkness I.Ben Rhodes, once Obama’s Deputy Chief of Staff, describes it well:(slightly edited) “The play book for transforming a democracy is clear…Nov 24, 2024Nov 24, 2024
The Horror, the Horror, Part 2: How Did We Get Here?No, this is not an embarrassing instance of self-inflating or virtue-signaling. In the American Political Science Association, of which I…Nov 17, 2024Nov 17, 2024