Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime judicial appointment that just kept Donald Trump from meddling with the midterms.
Federalist Papers
Posted inLaw and Justice
Congressional Republicans Could End Trump’s Madness Â
The Founders designed our democracy with a failsafe against would-be despots: impeachment.Â
Posted inPolitics
The Senate Is Even More Anti-Democratic Than You Think
New numbers on population disparities show that senators representing just 10 percent of the country can thwart majority rule.
Posted inMagazine
The New Political EconomyÂ
In the immortal Federalist No. 10, James Madison wrote, The most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed distinct interests in society. Those who are creditors, and those who are debtors, fall under a like […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Republicans Have Broken the Senate
The Senate was created to prevent poorly designed and populist legislation but it’s acting like the more populist of the two congressional bodies.
