NYT:
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is on a mission in President Biden’s final days in office. She wants to convince him that he can rescue his legacy by adding the century-old Equal Rights Amendment, which would explicitly… Continue reading
I’ll be participating in this event tonight. Zoom link below.
Recent elections have generated interest in moving the United States toward a multiparty system. How does the 2024 election change this calculus, if at all? What would multiparty politics… Continue reading
WRAL:
North Carolina Republicans will have new powers over elections, public schools, utilities and more under a wide-ranging new law that strips control from the governor, attorney general and other incoming Democrats.
Senate Bill 382, which became law Wednesday… Continue reading
Michael Wines for the NYT:
From voter ID laws to district map-drawing to judges redeciding cases, North Carolina has long been a laboratory of sorts in ways to amass political power. In recent years, Republicans in particular have changed both… Continue reading
I wrote this column for the Washington Post on the surprising trend of depolarization in last month’s election. If it holds, this trend has enormous implications for American politics.
Here’s a shocker: One of the unnoticed themes of the recent… Continue reading
That’s me signing off as guest host, and delivering you back into Rick’s tender care.
Every time I do this for a moment, I’m reminded how much we owe Rick for the all-the-time. Rick, thank you for entrusting me with… Continue reading
WaPo on another rocky rule-of-law road ahead for a potential nominee. Wray, of course, was appointed by Trump in 2017 to a ten-year term.
I’ve noted a few times now that Senators aren’t immune from an executive law enforcement… Continue reading