Former Congressman and Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Former Congressman and Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows

The Implications of 11th Circuit’s Mark Meadows Decision

The denial of transfer to Federal Court could signal problems for Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claims

Trump the Supreme Loser

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

Sandra Day O’Connor, 1930-2023

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

Sunday Tabs

Who The Hell is Dean Phillips?

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

A Foreign Policy Election?

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina.

President Biden to Visit Israel

A high-stakes move.

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The Corruption of Justice Thomas

We need reform.

Could Trump Really Be President Again?

It’s not nearly as far-fetched as most of us would like to believe.

US to Cooperate with Hague on Russia War Crimes

President Biden has ended a months-long impasse.

But What About Trump?

Must every topic be viewed through that lens?

Fear of a Third Party

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

Is This Time Different?

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

Independent State Legislature Theory Loses in SCOTUS

Good news with a cautionary note.

Chotiner Eviscerates Koppel on Kissinger

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

Sandra Day O’Connor and Bush v Gore

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

Presidential Press Conference Play-Acting

The process is much more stage managed than advertised.

The Importance of Institutional Design (Part Lots)

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles sparks a thought.

Forum Shopping and Legal Mischief

It’s time to ban a growing and dangerous practice.

Republicans Divided on Foreign Policy

As memory of the Cold War fades, so does support for American primacy.

Pentagon Opposes Helping Prosecute Russian War Crimes

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

Risk, Reward, and Statecraft

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

Ivy Ressentiment

Old men still bitter about where they went to college.

Lackadaisical Handling of Secrets by Top Officials

It’s becoming a sad joke.

Did Biden Pull a Fast One on Immigration?

A modest regulatory change may have a big impact.

GOP Behavior

Ezra Klein has some thought on the Republican Party.

Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Buttigieg Responsible for Flight Delays?

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

China Trade Wars the New Normal

The elite consensus that free trade would bring them around is gone.

Forecasting 2024 Way Too Early

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

Red and Blue States Aren’t Permanent

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

Marginal Differences Magnify Individual Races

We used to (usually) know the results on Election Night because the outcomes were clearer.

Nevada ‘Blue Shift’ Expected to Keep Senate Democratic

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Murdoch Gunning for Trump

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Press Corps Demanding Press Conference

President Biden is being pressured to face the music after the midterms.

Calcified Democracy

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

Pelosi Attack a Turning Point?

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Survives Initial Legal Challenges

Opponents lose at the district and SCOTUS level in opening salvos.

Retired Flag Officers Cashing In As Foreign Agents

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

SCOTUS Declines to Declare American Samoans Citizens

The court, rightly, punted the issue to Congress and local leaders.

Biden Adopts Trump’s Immigration Policy

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.

Ben Sasse to Leave Senate to Become Florida President

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

Putin’s Nuclear Gambit

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.

Bill Plante, 1938-2022

The veteran newsman is gone at 84.

The Emerging Democratic Majority at 20

How well has the famous thesis fared?

Sarah Palin, Ranked Choice Voting, and the Perils of N=1 Analysis

More details from the Alaska special election.

Biden: MAGA Republicans Threaten Republic

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

Trump Tipping Point?

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

Biden Approval Up

Gallup has him at his highest point in a year.

David Kay, 1940-2022

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.