Eric Rauchway

the fact that the press is mad at biden for being old while hailing presidents lincoln and roosevelt who literally became dead in office (the oldest you can be) demonstrates their absurd double-standard. in this five-part essay i will,

“John Roberts is sad that my fantasy of John Roberts is nonsense” is a helluva take

“It is not far-fetched to imagine that Roberts was mourning the decisive end of his vision of presiding over an institution seen as operating above the partisan fray.” Actually, in light of his recent votes and opinions, it is entirely far-fetched to believe that.

Historians try not to invoke LBJ, whose decision to step down led to catastrophe, or Lincoln, whose choice of unifying veep was even worse, challenge

Is our Ivy League professors learning

It’s a very Ivy League law prof thought to imagine a world where the president jails one of his political opponents, but also allows a completely impartial and independent judiciary to exist and even undermine him.

Consider the source, yes

When reading the piece below, about how bad the SupCt has been ( theatlantic.com/politics/arc... ) , can't help thinking of same author's ringing endorsement of Brett Kavanaugh. "A superb nominee," etc. (This is prof Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law. ) www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/o...

Opinion | A Liberal’s Case for Brett Kavanaugh (Published 2018)www.nytimes.com It is hard to name anyone else with such strong judicial credentials.

Good ol’ appeasement, nothin’ beats that

[watched the obama presidency for eight years voice] surely if we throw the fascists a bone here or there they’ll stop being so terrible all the time

Oh, that Hamilton fella, what did he know

"The President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and, upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors, removed from office; and would afterwards be liable to prosecution and punishment in the ordinary course of law." - Hamilton

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Eric Rauchway

google there is a simple solution right in front of u also u could google it and u would see the problem the simple solution would fix

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI.

DOJ: we will continue to do too little, even once it’s too late

Justice Dept. plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he winswww.washingtonpost.com If Donald Trump is elected president, the finish line for federal prosecutors is Inauguration Day, not Election Day, people familiar with the discussions said.

As long as you’re at it: the postcard stamps are good only for postcards between 3.5 x 5 in and 4.25 x 6 in; a lot of postcards you see are bigger than that and will need a regular first class stamp.

For anyone doing this: USPS prices are going up on July 14th. Postcard stamps are going up from 53¢ to 56¢, & regular stamps are going up by 5¢. I think you can order them at the old prices from USPS until the 13th. USPS sells one variety of 'forever' postcard stamp: store.usps.com/store/produc...

OK, one more, as a bonus: why did Roosevelt *not* intern Italian Americans? A different kind of racism: “they are a lot of opera singers”

but I mean, let's give it up for the analytical power of that particular heuristic

Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (1940–1945)www.google.com The “engrossing” Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning history of FDR’s final years (Barbara Tuchman). The second entry in James Macgregor Burns’s definitive two-volume biography of Franklin ...

but I mean, let's give it up for the analytical power of that particular heuristic

Believe it or not, some things were not racism

Why did Southern Democrats shift to George Wallace, then to Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon? Racism

Why did Roosevelt lose the support of Southern Democrats as the New Deal went on? Racism. Why did Roosevelt order the imprisonment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast?—racism—but not in Hawaii? a calibrated understanding of US racism

(I know it's in vogue to hate on John Kennedy, and he was personally unpleasant, but credit where due: he was the sort of politician who would go to Mississippi to give a speech in which he expressed support for school desegregation.)

Young Democrats dinner, Jackson, Mississippi, 17 October 1957www.jfklibrary.org This folder contains a draft of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy at a Young Democrats dinner in Jackson, Mississippi. In his speech the Senator discusses foreign and domestic policy under Pre...

Why was the 1960 election close? It's sure helps to consider the possibility that "it's racism"

Why did Dewey nearly defeat Truman in 1948? It's a puzzle, unless you consider the possibility that "it's racism."

weird that a guy who said incredibly racist stuff would run a racist campaign unless you consider the possibility that “it’s racism”

Ronald Reagan's Long-Hidden Racist Conversation With Richard Nixonwww.theatlantic.com In newly unearthed audio, the then–California governor disparaged African delegates to the United Nations.

weird that a guy who said incredibly racist stuff would run a racist campaign unless you consider the possibility that “it’s racism”

like, “why did Reagan go to a spot near where three civil rights workers were murdered a mere sixteen years previous to campaign on ‘states’ rights’” is not a huge mystery when you consider the possibility that “it’s racism”

Ronald Reagan's Long-Hidden Racist Conversation With Richard Nixonwww.theatlantic.com In newly unearthed audio, the then–California governor disparaged African delegates to the United Nations.

sadly, “it’s racism” is often the correct analysis

Everyone is always afraid to say why people like Trump or Marie Le Pen have some level of popularity and it’s just that there’s a lot of people in the world who believe in racism. You end up with these goofy ass explanations for Trump where it’s NAFTA or shit and it’s like no you know what it is

Paper: it’s high resolution, readable in various light levels, full color, requires no electricity to activate, and cheaper to preserve. That’s some high-tech stuff!

:dons librarian hat: Digital preservation is more expensive than preserving paper; it takes more staff, active attention, and consistent computing resources. Libraries have discussed “digital dark age” since the 1990s. Corp archives often 1st to go b/c suits haven’t figured out how to profit.

Look, I gotta hear how Biden orders slacks from Haggar before I consider this seriously

Opinion | L.B.J. Did It in 1968. Biden Can Do It, Too.www.nytimes.com Reflecting on the parallels between campaigns that got caught up in existential threats to the nation.

More and more people are saying you should read this book

Or, indeed, Ex parte Endo

So, seriously: where does this decision leave, e.g., Youngstown Sheet Steel & Tube?

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i think we should see the Trump v. United States ruling as a group of Republican apparatchiks taking their opportunity to vindicate Nixon and write the unitary executive into the Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/o...

Opinion | Your Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card Is Ready, Sirwww.nytimes.com The Nixonian theory of presidential power is now enshrined as constitutional law.

Read all the Kathryn Olmsted books

Heck yeah to both Kathryn Olmsted books but Right Out of California in particular I found incredibly eye-opening