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French: Cannon’s ruling is right-wing living Constitutionalism
Decision on Trump's classified documents case argues that the Constitution's words do not quite mean what they say.
French: What happened to the originalism of the Supreme Court originalists?
Conservative justices seem to prefer policy choices to the close textual analysis that's the hallmark of originalism.
French: Can Democratic leaders actually lead with hard truths?
Those who defend Biden's competence while knowing better become a blue-hatted version of the red-hatted party loyalist.
French: Supreme Court helps Trump — and future presidents — dodge accountability
Justices say presidents aren’t above the law, but ruling set an extraordinarily broad zone of absolute immunity.
French: When a mob gets to veto a valedictorian’s speech
Cancelation by University of Southern California sets yet another precedent showing that threats and intimidation work
French: Why Elon Musk is the second most important person in MAGA
If Donald Trump is MAGA's champion, then Musk is its gatekeeper, the owner of the right wing's public square.
French: A terrible phone call and how others can light up the darkness
A cancer diagnosis highlights the human need to share sorrow as well as joy in America's increasingly lonely society.
French: Behold, MAGA Man — whoever he once was is gone
The verdict is against Rudy Giuliani alone. But make no mistake, Make America Great Again was on trial in the courtroom.
French: Where university presidents erred on antisemitic speech
'The thing that struck me about the presidents’ answers wasn’t their legal insufficiency but rather their stunning hypocrisy.'
French: It’s time to fix America’s most dangerous law
If reelected president, Donald Trump could use the Insurrection Act to destroy our republic.