To understand what is going on useful to put in context of an emerging international order—neoroyalism.
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Having read the Wikipedia page on them, I am here to say I am totally ready for and would completely binge-watch a 4-part drama telling the 1880 election story from the Stalwarts’ point of view.

Milling around awkwardly on a sidewalk somewhere, which is mostly what we've seen, isn't so manifestly unlawful it can't be left to the courts and lawyers to sort out. An unlawful order to use force, to injure or kill people, is the core case where immediate on-the-spot refusal is your legal duty.

Have you seen @omrimarian.bsky.social's GLOW - Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog? They're trying to track all of the federal lawyers' alleged misconduct.

He’s written quite movingly and thoughtfully in the past about dealing with mental health issues so for a while I was hoping he would have the sense to take a break. Not yet…

And it's hard to build that branding back when Democrats have to go hat in hand to the wealthy or they'll get swamped by a flood of GOP spending. SCOTUS has created a political system where money talks, and boxing out the populist left is not an accidental byproduct. 5/

Broken Windows” is such a remarkable essay - in both great and horrible ways - because Wilson and Kelling REALLY get that. 2/2

My vibes about the crime vibes issue are that it’s “pre-media”: when people who vote say crime they don’t mean crime, they mean visible disorder- visible homeless, teenagers who laugh at them, silly stuff like that. 1/2

OTOH, when I was designing a negotiations course for undergrads earlier this year, based on notes from one I took 25+ years ago as an MBA, one of the many changes that struck me was that in 1998 a large company combined CEO/founder/major shareholder was considered a rare exception.

Change in income/wealth distribution in the US? It’s been going on for a while, so partly prelude, partly last 25 years.