Worthy Reads from Equitable Growth 1) Our series, focusing—ha! ha!—on experts who you should be reading and listening to, but probably are not yet is, this time, tells you why you should be paying attention to the extremely sharp Francisca Antman, Mónica García-Pérez, Mark Hugo López, G. Cristina Mora, and Eileen V. Segarra Alméstica...
Re: all the leaning on Mike Pence; of course, we can see now (I hope everyone sees now) that there are no really firm rules/constitutionally spelled-out processes that guarantee that democracy will not be subverted by the likes of The Former Guy. Marc Short's comment that "that breaks protocol", under the circumstances of Jan 5 and 6, is like saying "a true Scotsman would not do that" and about as enforceable.
Alito's febrile rant about how people (presumably journalists, women who attend pro-choice rallies, and anyone else who differs from him) are "trying to intimidate him" is profoundly dangerous. It is an attack on the 1st amendment that should not be allowed to stand unchallenged, and the Times and Post are not helping by their "neutrality".
Re: all the leaning on Mike Pence; of course, we can see now (I hope everyone sees now) that there are no really firm rules/constitutionally spelled-out processes that guarantee that democracy will not be subverted by the likes of The Former Guy. Marc Short's comment that "that breaks protocol", under the circumstances of Jan 5 and 6, is like saying "a true Scotsman would not do that" and about as enforceable.
Alito's febrile rant about how people (presumably journalists, women who attend pro-choice rallies, and anyone else who differs from him) are "trying to intimidate him" is profoundly dangerous. It is an attack on the 1st amendment that should not be allowed to stand unchallenged, and the Times and Post are not helping by their "neutrality".