The Courts and the Personalist Presidency
The erosion of democratic institutions on behalf of lobbyists, courts, and arbitrary personalism.
Only One Candidate for President in 2024 Has Made and Will Make a Mockery of the Law
Republican hysterics over the hush money verdict are nothing but a projection of the second Trump term they hope for.
DeSantis's Nazi Problem and the Republican Staffer Class
The latest person touted as national conservatism’s trendy intellectual is more than a little sympathetic to fascism—quelle surprise.
The Democratic Animal: Thomas Paine's Legacy
In 1774, Thomas Paine arrived in America having left a string of odd jobs, a twice-failed career as an
Machiavelli and the Liberal Republic
It is hard to not think of ancient Rome when walking the streets of Washington, DC. Rome’s legacy is