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Law Prof Maxwell Stearns wrote a timely book called Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy. He advocates a # of reforms.
On the Balkinization blog, one review a day by different people will appear, with Stearns responding last. See my post 👇 here:
On the Balkinization blog, one review a day by different people will appear, with Stearns responding last. See my post 👇 here:
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Law Prof Maxwell Stearns wrote a timely book called Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy. He advocates a # of reforms.
On the Balkinization blog, one review a day by different people will appear, with Stearns responding last. See my post 👇 here:
On the Balkinization blog, one review a day by different people will appear, with Stearns responding last. See my post 👇 here:
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America now has 935 billionaires with $8.1 trillion in collective wealth — a 20% increase from 2024.
Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 935 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 935 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
January 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
America now has 935 billionaires with $8.1 trillion in collective wealth — a 20% increase from 2024.
Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 935 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 935 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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“When stationary, a software glitch can cause the wheel to turn itself back and forth without any input from the driver. It’s basically one step away from a nightmare scenario on the highway.”
Firstly, let’s all agree that 2026 will be the year to stop using the word “glitch” to describe bugs.
Firstly, let’s all agree that 2026 will be the year to stop using the word “glitch” to describe bugs.
BMW Built Smarter Steering For The X3, And Then It Started Turning On Its Own | Carscoops
Nearly 37,000 SUVs are being recalled after a software flaw caused wheel movement while parked, underscoring the risks of complex systems
www.carscoops.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 AM
“When stationary, a software glitch can cause the wheel to turn itself back and forth without any input from the driver. It’s basically one step away from a nightmare scenario on the highway.”
Firstly, let’s all agree that 2026 will be the year to stop using the word “glitch” to describe bugs.
Firstly, let’s all agree that 2026 will be the year to stop using the word “glitch” to describe bugs.
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“January 6, 2021, was my fourth day on Capitol Hill,” Zach Fisch writes. “I barely knew where the bathrooms were. I had no idea how to deal with a siege”:
January 6 Was My Fourth Day on the Hill
I barely knew where the bathrooms were. I had no idea how to deal with a siege.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
“January 6, 2021, was my fourth day on Capitol Hill,” Zach Fisch writes. “I barely knew where the bathrooms were. I had no idea how to deal with a siege”:
Once a fascist, always a fascist.
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Once a fascist, always a fascist.
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Dear Denmark: Don’t grant President Dipstick any concessions. An adult will eventually tell Donnie that if the U.S. invades Greenland we would be fighting all of NATO.
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Dear Denmark: Don’t grant President Dipstick any concessions. An adult will eventually tell Donnie that if the U.S. invades Greenland we would be fighting all of NATO.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Donnie struck oil!!!
Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Donnie struck oil!!!
Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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“Whether the outcome is ultimately good for Venezuelans, as I hope, or bad, Trump has betrayed Americans,” Conor Friedersdorf argues. “He could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother.”
Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela
The president has violated the Constitution and is showing contempt for the will of the public.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Whether the outcome is ultimately good for Venezuelans, as I hope, or bad, Trump has betrayed Americans,” Conor Friedersdorf argues. “He could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother.”
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Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why?
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why?
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
Field Marshall Bone Spurs finally got his war. We can only hope it isn’t a calamity like everything else he does.
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Field Marshall Bone Spurs finally got his war. We can only hope it isn’t a calamity like everything else he does.
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Trump "could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother. He chose war despite polls that found a large majority of Americans opposed it." From Conor Friedersdorf
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela
The president has violated the Constitution and is showing contempt for the will of the public.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Trump "could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother. He chose war despite polls that found a large majority of Americans opposed it." From Conor Friedersdorf
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
There has never been a dictatorship, monarchy, autocracy, or oligarchy that benefitted the majority of people.
So why is the dictator-wannabe supported by so many people who will never prosper from him?
So why is the dictator-wannabe supported by so many people who will never prosper from him?
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
There has never been a dictatorship, monarchy, autocracy, or oligarchy that benefitted the majority of people.
So why is the dictator-wannabe supported by so many people who will never prosper from him?
So why is the dictator-wannabe supported by so many people who will never prosper from him?
Such a disgusting individual with no class or decency. Glad to see some of his fans are starting to get it. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Evangelical Leader Says Trump’s Rob Reiner Post Represents ‘The Shame of our Generation’
How this vile, disgusting, and immoral behavior has become normalized in the United States is something our descendants will study in school, to the shame of our generation.”
www.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Such a disgusting individual with no class or decency. Glad to see some of his fans are starting to get it. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
So… We’re seizing oil tankers now? Short Don Orange hair?
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
So… We’re seizing oil tankers now? Short Don Orange hair?
The “Supremes” have done Donnie’s bidding so often that you have to ask if he is blackmailing them?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps
Major win for Trump as justices reject lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The “Supremes” have done Donnie’s bidding so often that you have to ask if he is blackmailing them?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...