Conservative doesn’t accurately describe MAGA, and epithets like “fascist” are less than precise. A modest proposal for a new label.
John Kelly
Posted inPolitics
McDaniel, Out as RNC Chair, Learns That Loyalty to Trump is Never Returned
The Romney relative discovers that doing everything Trump asks doesn’t equal job safety. When will Elise Stefanik and others get the message?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Once Again, The Supreme Court Upends a Legal Norm
Last week, five conservative justices—all male—limited the Biden administration’s authority to decide how and when to prosecute immigration cases. It was a blow to prosecutorial discretion.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2021, Magazine
Why Biden Might Not Need McConnell’s Permission
The president-elect has more tools for staffing the new administration than may be apparent—including one that no president has ever used before.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Trump Vaccine That Actually Works
His supporters have been immunized against the facts.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
How Trump Circumvents the Senate’s Advice and Consent
The president relies on acting administrators to avoid the lawful order of succession when a job is vacant.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why Nielsen Continues to Lie About the Family Separation Policy
It was designed to be a deterrent, which is illegal.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why Officials Balked at Giving Kushner a Security Clearance
The president overruled them.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Is Trump Fit to Serve as President?
Those in the best position to observe Donald Trump say emphatically that he is not fit to serve.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump Suddenly Realizes His Survival Depends on the Establishment
A tiny low-wattage light bulb has flickered on inside President Trump’s brain, and he now realizes that the DC establishment will decide his fate.
