This is why the Epstein files story does matter, beyond just Trump's involvement. This is why so many Silicon Valley billionaires went fascist. #MeToo instilled this fear that rich men may have to lose their boys club where women are objects for trade, instead of people.

I always feel like I'm losing my mind when I see a clip like this and find the man...almost likable?

I definitely did not get into this in the op ed but in my view that may involve specific, targeted jurisdiction-stripping or jurisdiction-delaying (i.e. SCOTUS can't hear challenges to the constitutionality of the national independent redistricting requirement until long after it goes into effect.)

(Optional: Because doing so would not have led to the desired result.)

I wish someone, anyone, had the spine to own the argument in Court if they made it in the brief.

Alito: I mean, so you’re saying the founding father of textualism doesn’t understand textualism.

Chang: I'm saying he didn't apply it in Boyle.

I was with you till that last line. Now I'm ready to fight dragons in defense of my 90s shoes.

People really underestimate how many things come down to being able to tell a story.

i don’t think you can maximin vote share with polls and spreadsheets, and i think it is a problem that the most prominent and influential political commentators right now are more devotees of data than experts in narrative

Nah...the lows have always been there. Always.

If they're done pretending they're not racist, xenophobic, and bigoted, there's absolutely zero reason for those who report on these people to continue pretending otherwise. Certainly not because it's "civil."

It's cowardly, dishonest, and insulting to keep propping up this transparent ruse.