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Something Has Gone Deeply Wrong at the Supreme Court

July 2, 2024 Supreme, Wrong, deeply, Something, Gone, Court0 comment

Forget Donald Trump. Forget Joe Biden. Think instead about the Constitution. What does this document, the supreme law of our land, actually say about lawsuits against ex-presidents? Nothing remotely resembling what Chief Justice John Roberts and five associate justices declared in yesterday’s disappointing Trump v. United States decision. The Court’s curious and convoluted majority opinion turns the Constitution’s text and structure inside out and upside down, saying things that are flatly contradicted by the document’s unambiguous letter and obvious spirit. Imagine a simple hypothetical designed to highlight the key constitutional…

Calls for Biden’s Withdrawal Are a Sign of a Healthy Democratic Party

June 28, 2024 Democratic, calls, Party, sign, Withdrawal, Biden's, 'healthy'0 comment

The reaction to last night’s presidential debate showed that America’s two major political parties are not remotely the same. One has transformed into a cult of personality that continues to intensify its unwavering support for a presumptive nominee who is a convicted felon and habitual liar—a man who incited a violent mob to try to overturn an election, and whom courts have found liable for sexual assault and banned from doing business in New York. The other is in full-blown panic mode, considering whether an incumbent president should drop out…

Trump and the ‘Champion of the Migrants’

June 24, 2024 champion, Migrants, Trump0 comment

Over the weekend, at two campaign events, Donald Trump bragged to audiences about another of his big “ideas,” this one presented to his friend Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. “Dana,” Trump said he suggested, “why don’t you set up a migrant league of fighters and have your regular league of fighters, and then you have the champion of your league—these are the greatest fighters in the world—fight the champion of the migrants?” This anecdote was in addition to his usual routine: claiming, erroneously, that migrants are…

Trump Dreams of a Swifter Death Penalty

June 20, 2024 death, penalty, Trump, Dreams, Swifter0 comment

Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. During a recent campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona, Donald Trump mused about capital punishment. “We’ve never had [such] massive amounts of drugs pouring into our country,” he said. “And by the way, you’ll never solve the problem without the death penalty.” Trump also said he had made a deal with Xi Jinping prior to the end of his term that would have seen China executing anyone found to be manufacturing fentanyl for sale in America, though the only…

The Overlooked (But Real) Possibility of a Big Democratic Win

June 16, 2024 Overlooked, Democratic, possibility, Real0 comment

Democrats have spent the past year talking much more about the prospect of a Donald Trump victory than about their own. The relentless focus on Trump is understandable, but it has obscured a central reality of the 2024 election: Democrats have a real chance to sweep the presidency, House, and Senate. And if they do, their congressional majority would likely be more cohesive and progressive than during President Joe Biden’s first two years in office. Biden’s deficit in the polls is much smaller than the party’s panic suggests and has…

Let’s Talk About Trump’s Gibberish

June 12, 2024 about, Let's, Talk, trumps, Gibberish0 comment

Perhaps the greatest trick Donald Trump ever pulled was convincing millions of people—and the American media—to treat his lapses into fantasies and gibberish as a normal, meaningful form of oratory. But Trump is not a normal person, and his speeches are not normal political events. For too long, Trump has gotten away with pretending that his emotional issues are just part of some offbeat New York charm or an expression of his enthusiasm for public performance. But Trump is obviously unfit—and something is profoundly wrong with a political environment in…