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The Horror of Not Breathing
A hard coughing fit, the kind where you cannot stop and you cannot draw breath, is an overwhelming emotional experience for me that leaves me mentally drained. I had severe asthma as a child. It wasn’t the debilitating non-stop puff-the-inhaler-between-every-word … Continue reading
Wrong, Do It Again!
And today, the only possible agent of political reform is the President. Lawrence Lessig, explaining why he ran for president, and reminding me yet again that most lawyers are lousy political scientists.
Posted in Executive Power
Tagged Lawrence Lessig, Presidency, Presidential Power
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Trump’s Democrats
[cross-posted at Hit Coffee] While many Democrats are eager to deny that Trump is drawing support from their party, the data show a different story. That data also reveals the falsity of the pretense that Republican party leaders could somehow … Continue reading
Posted in Executive Power, The Democratic Process
Tagged Boll Weevils, Confederacy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, James Hanley, Primary Elections, Republican Party, The Old South, Trumpa Loompahs, Trumpenproletariat
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The Bawdy House Provisions 