Saturday, March 31, 2018

Trump v. the Law: How Four Types of Lawsuits will do the Job Congress Should be Doing

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“It’s good to be the king” as Mel Brooks once exclaimed, for kings are above the law.  But US presidents are not kings because they are s...
Thursday, March 22, 2018

The State of the Trump Presidency Today

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Note:  On Saturday I travel to Lithuania and Belarus for two weeks to teach.  But before I go some thought on what happened with Trump thi...
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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Why a constitutional convention is a bad idea

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Today's blog originally appeared on March 18, 2018 in the Pioneer Press. Anger with Washington, D.C., gridlock is understandable. B...
Friday, March 16, 2018

Shake Ups with the Trump Foreign Policy Team Continue to Weaken the US Internationally

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What can we make of the recent shake ups with US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team?  The simple answer is it is a further sign of...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The Limits of Free Markets, Both Economic and Intellectual

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Today's blog originally appeared in Counterpunch on March 13, 2018. Both in economics and speech, the market is a powerful metaphor...
Friday, March 9, 2018

No Matter What Happens in November, the Democratic Party Agenda is Already Dead

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No matter the electoral results this November, the Democratic Party agenda in Congress is already dead.  Dead because Democrats yet again wi...
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Sex, Lies, and Trump Videotape–The Ethical and Legal Problems of the Trump-Daniels Contract

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Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen has major ethical and legal problems, potentially meriting disbarment and prosecution for crimes.  ...
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