Tag: Justice Department

• Our nation’s biggest political mistake

  The missus and me have been watching Showtime’s The First Lady. It’s a pretty good series and features three first ladies, at least in this season: Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michele Obama. All were groundbreaking in their own ways. Betty Ford though was an unusual choice. Her husband Gerald Ford became our only unelected…

  Mark

  May 28, 2022

  Politics 2022

  Betty Ford, Donald Trump, Gerald Ford, Justice Department, Richard Nixon, Watergate

• In 2021, Democrats need to make good trouble

  Like many Americans, my heart sank Friday when I learned of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. I wasn’t surprised that before her body went cold Senate Republicans would move on and press a case to replace her as fast as possible. Both Trump and the Republican Party have every incentive to do so. For Republicans,…

  Mark

  September 23, 2020

  Politics 2020

  Donald Trump, Election 2020, Electoral college, House of Representatives, Justice Department, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Republicans, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Statehood, Supreme Court

• Impeachment is the logical result of a break-the-rules presidency

  It looks like the House of Representatives will formally vote this week to open an impeachment inquiry on Donald Trump. The move is unnecessary but doubtless the Trump Administration will quickly find another rationale for why it can’t provide testimony and documents for the inquiry. One thing Trump is good at is moving goalposts. To…

  Mark

  October 29, 2019

  Politics 2019

  Andrew Jackson, Bill Barr, Donald Trump, Impeachment, Justice Department

• Much worse than Watergate

  Our Chinese curse of living in interesting times continues. These days are truly extraordinary, although it may be hard for many Americans to see it. Our republic hangs in the balance on what happens over the next days, weeks and months. It’s easy even for me to get caught up in the political drama of…

  Mark

  February 3, 2018

  Politics 2018

  #ReleasetheMemo, Authoritarianism, Chuck Todd, Democracy, FBI, James Comey, Justice Department, Meet the Press, Republicanism, Republicans, Rod Rosenstein, Strict constructionists, Trump