Moves like these should be seen for what they are: power grabs from a president who appears indifferent to institutional limits and the rule of law.| MSNBC.com
It's not only the economy, stupid. Trump's high poll numbers point to a profound failure of both civic institutions and human psychology.| jaymichaelson.substack.com
How the administration conforms legal interpretation to the president’s wishes.| executivefunctions.substack.com
By now, you have probably heard about Project 2025. President Joe Biden certainly hopes so. Biden’s reelection campaign| @politifact
In new research, Elise Blasingame, Christina Boyd, Roberto Carlos, and Joseph Ornstein explore how the Trump administration used a quota policy for immigration judges working under the Department of Justice's purview to influence how they adjudicated cases. The authors find the policy successfully nudged more judges to rule against immigrant plaintiffs.| ProMarket
“This feels like the biggest problem that the fewest people understand about a potential second Trump administration,” one expert said.| HuffPost
Most people aren’t aware of Project 2025, or its playbook, “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise”—but you need to be. In stark terms, Project 2025 reveals the conservatives’ plan to enact a sweeping “Don’t Say Gay” policy that will effectively blot out all LGBTQ content on the internet as well as any published material with| Dame Magazine -
No, the free press shouldn't "help Joe Biden win." But it should make sure voters know what they'd get if Trump does.| www.weekendreading.net
If you're not already paying attention, you need to be| kristindumez.substack.com
By Paul A. Djupe (Denison University) and Jacob R. Neiheisel (SUNY-Buffalo) “2024 is our final battle.” “The Seal is broken by what they’ve done…” “the sick political class that hates our cou…| Religion in Public
The former president and his backers aim to strengthen the power of the White House and limit the independence of federal agencies.| www.nytimes.com
Why is the Trump campaign so loudmouthed about its autocratic policy plans?| danieldrezner.substack.com
Whats the sense of having 1,300 Senate-approved appointments if the Senate won't bother to approve them?| donmoynihan.substack.com