It is ironic that the folks who complained that tearing down statutes and renaming military bases constituted the destruction of history are either silent about actual book purges, or are silently cheering them on.

They need good news, and fast. I'm guessing we'll see some sort of deal (or just the announcement that they have a deal) with a small country very soon, just to prove they have a plan.

Augustus also studiously avoided the appearance of breaking from norms and traditions, rather than gleefully flaunting them.

Interesting. And from my alma mater (I may be biased a bit, I had Richard Epstein for property).

Why would you expect it to be more lopsided now? Is it possible that with a SupCt conservative majority and Trump appointees on the bench, more con judges will find their way into academia?

Is it true that there is a paucity of conservative and libertarian faculty in American law schools? I would've thought some schools to be more on the progressive side while others are more conservative. How many law professors are members of the Federalist Society, for example?

Gotta love Vsauce!

Heck, in the 17th Century, England tried and executed their king for, among other things, using his office for personal gain instead of the public good. Our Supreme Court has, instead, adopted the arguments of the (losing) defendant (“the king can do no wrong”).

Except with respect to the presidency, where they seem to take guidance from the rights of the English monarchy pre-Magna Carta.

Can't wait!

I would have absolutely read the syllabus. I just might not have been the first. (And yes, I was a UofC law student.)

Truly bizarre. They could just pass the CR, wait until March, and then impose whatever terms they want. Including undoing whatever they hate in this CR.

The best hope for democracy right now seems to be the sheer inability of the Republican party to actually govern.

Why the stock market always seems surprised by this kind of stuff is beyond me.