Brian Highsmith
@bhighsmith.bsky.social
institutions, inequality, geography, democracy | asst law prof at UCLA
Would love to chat if ever helpful! Thanks for the great reporting.
October 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Would love to chat if ever helpful! Thanks for the great reporting.
Reposted by Brian Highsmith
What the current administration understands -- and what Democratic establishment and many of my liberal fellow-travelers have ignored for far too long -- is that there are no *fundamental* rules in the game of politics.
The rules are created by humans, and they are enforced by humans. Or not.
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The rules are created by humans, and they are enforced by humans. Or not.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What the current administration understands -- and what Democratic establishment and many of my liberal fellow-travelers have ignored for far too long -- is that there are no *fundamental* rules in the game of politics.
The rules are created by humans, and they are enforced by humans. Or not.
2/
The rules are created by humans, and they are enforced by humans. Or not.
2/
Reposted by Brian Highsmith
The veneration of the Supreme Court by American lawyers was also a big, big mistake.
July 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The veneration of the Supreme Court by American lawyers was also a big, big mistake.