I'm in Liberal Currents!
Cross-posting here: I have a piece today in Liberal Currents about why judicial review is essential for our democracy and that means we have to attack and dethrone (and then rebuild) the Supreme Court!
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What Happens If We Lose?
It's something I've been thinking about a lot in the five days since the murder of Renee Good. Because it has become clear that the reaction to her killing, the protests, the government response, has all become a fight with broader significance. This started to become
Donald Trump Is A Traitor
Today is January 6th, 2026. Five years ago today, the Congress met, as prescribed by law, to count the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election and certify the winner thereof. This had happened every fourth January 6th since the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment, almost always without any kind
Coda: The Life and Times of the Second Republic
Welcome back to Constitutional Perspectives! Today it is time for the final chapter of Level One. Over the last several installments, I covered the story of slavery and the Constitution. Slavery defined what I call the First Republic, from the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 through the Civil War
Civil Rights Since the Civil War
Welcome back to Constitutional Perspectives! Last time, I talked all about how the Civil War transformed the Constitution, and how the Reconstruction Amendments reflected and formalized that transformation. But I left off on an ominous note: This was seen by many at the time as completing the work. Slavery had