Paul Starr
@starrprospect.bsky.social
Sociologist, Princeton University; co-founder, The American Prospect; author of books on history of American medicine; media; liberalism. Forthcoming: American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to Now.
We’ve lost any effective deterrent to presidential malfeasance.
The Reconstruction Era added 3 amendments. The Progressive Era brought 3 democratizing amendments too. I propose a package of three, including “The President Is Not Above the Law Amendment.” Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yunb54ab
The Reconstruction Era added 3 amendments. The Progressive Era brought 3 democratizing amendments too. I propose a package of three, including “The President Is Not Above the Law Amendment.” Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yunb54ab
The Premature Guide to Post-Trump Reform
American history offers three general strategies of repair and renewal.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We’ve lost any effective deterrent to presidential malfeasance.
The Reconstruction Era added 3 amendments. The Progressive Era brought 3 democratizing amendments too. I propose a package of three, including “The President Is Not Above the Law Amendment.” Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yunb54ab
The Reconstruction Era added 3 amendments. The Progressive Era brought 3 democratizing amendments too. I propose a package of three, including “The President Is Not Above the Law Amendment.” Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yunb54ab
…by enabling justices to retire only when a president of their party is in office. We need to set term limits for the justices.
Third, Trump has demonstrated problems that lie in the Constitution itself, like an unqualified pardon power. The Court’s immunity decision has emboldened Trump …
Third, Trump has demonstrated problems that lie in the Constitution itself, like an unqualified pardon power. The Court’s immunity decision has emboldened Trump …
July 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
…by enabling justices to retire only when a president of their party is in office. We need to set term limits for the justices.
Third, Trump has demonstrated problems that lie in the Constitution itself, like an unqualified pardon power. The Court’s immunity decision has emboldened Trump …
Third, Trump has demonstrated problems that lie in the Constitution itself, like an unqualified pardon power. The Court’s immunity decision has emboldened Trump …
Much of this would codify what previously were taken-for-granted norms. Post-Trump would partly be Post-Watergate II.
The second level involves changes in the Supreme Court. Lifetime appointments create the potential for a self-perpetuating majority …
The second level involves changes in the Supreme Court. Lifetime appointments create the potential for a self-perpetuating majority …
July 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Much of this would codify what previously were taken-for-granted norms. Post-Trump would partly be Post-Watergate II.
The second level involves changes in the Supreme Court. Lifetime appointments create the potential for a self-perpetuating majority …
The second level involves changes in the Supreme Court. Lifetime appointments create the potential for a self-perpetuating majority …
CNN reports polling data showing a majority of the public against Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China — and that’s before they’re hit with price increases, and before many people understand the damage to the US auto industry.
February 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
CNN reports polling data showing a majority of the public against Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China — and that’s before they’re hit with price increases, and before many people understand the damage to the US auto industry.