yep. Biden was *78* in 2020. this was eminently foreseeable. and yet a party that has needed a new standard bearer since 2016 has spent 8 years with its head in the sand
many moons ago I got to ask Scalia a question after he spoke at a college event. don’t remember what it was, something about originalism I think. what I do remember is he criticized me for not standing to ask the question and then moved on without answering lol
Yep and the founders and their peers had wildly different intentions and interpretations of events *while they were happening,* so it’s beyond a pointless to try and ascertain some mystical Intent that must be respected.
I remember J! fans were stoked for him to guest host. He had won celebrity jeopardy in 2015 and seemed to really like knowledge/trivia.
Seems like his brain broke right after that. Certainly not the only dude to throw himself down the right-wing rabbit hole during COVID.
Blew my mind a few years ago to learn that originalism doesn’t even mean “the original text [of the Constitution, amendments, etc.]” but rather “what we think the original *meaning* was” i.e. basically just vibes.
Isn’t it possible that approval would be (slightly) better now if people had more money in their pockets to pay for groceries etc., even if they don’t necessarily know it’s thanks to the CTC?
Yeah, Bari Weiss first made a name for herself by trying to get a Muslim professor at her college fired over his position on Israel. Free speech for me, but not for thee
