Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement and Democrats were plunged into the Slough of Despond. Republicans all but sang the Ode to Joy, but will Trump’s voters live to regret this turn of events? Trump was able to add Neil … Continue reading
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President Obama has nominated a replacement for the late, extreme Antonin Scalia. His choice, Merrick Garland, is deliberately anodyne. His resume is impeccable, his jurisprudence middle-of-the-road. His age, 63, suggests that unlike Scalia he will not be on the bench … Continue reading
We’re in the early stages of picking the next president, and it isn’t pretty. It would be nice to suppose that a world-changing figure is about to emerge who will renew the country and lead us all on to the … Continue reading