The president has wide latitude to grant clemency, but Trump has broken all norms and sought even more authority to help his allies. Â
roger stone
Posted inPolitics
Performing in Online Porn Shouldn’t Derail a Political Campaign
Susanna Gibson, a candidate running for the Virginia statehouse, appeared, with her husband, on the website Chaturbate.
Posted inMagazine
The Dangerous Journey of John Eastman
How a mild-mannered law professor became the architect of a scheme to overturn a presidential election.
Posted inMagazine
The Court’s Third Great Crisis
Twice before in history, the Supreme Court has allowed itself to become an arm of one political party, with catastrophic results. Only the voters can save us from the same fate today.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Trump Can’t Envision a Government Less Corrupt Than He Is
The former president and the GOP don’t understand institutions such as the Justice Department. For them, it’s just about service to Trump.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
Pardon Me: Michael Flynn’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card Lands Face Up
The legal saga is over. Next stop, Trump TV?
Posted inLaw and Justice, Main, Political Animal
What Joe Biden Could Learn From Abraham Lincoln About White-Collar Crime
White-collar crime has real victims. Expanding a Civil War-era law aimed at profiteers would help citizens fight back.
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Bipartisan Rebuke of Barr’s Attack on the Trump-Russia Investigation
The Senate Intelligence Committee found a pattern of contacts between the 2016 campaign and Russia.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Four Years Ago, Trump’s Campaign Was Up to Its Eyeballs In Russian Collusion
They were screwing with the 2016 election in mid-August, while most of the world wasn’t paying attention.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Did Roger Stone Really Find Jesus?
He’s the perfect example of the problem with cheap grace.
