cshortell.bsky.social
Portland State University political science professor
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yup, that's exactly where we are
the most informed among us are looking at what's happening and going, this will be an all-consuming nightmare for everyone soon enough, but for normal people we have not yet reached the point of "Rudy Gobert tests positive and the NBA shuts down"
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Wealth inequality is a huge piece behind where we are today. Of course, our wealth inequality is also racialized, so you have to account for that. And climate change is introducing a new level of instability that creates opportunities for authoritarians. Simple solutions don't exist, unfortunately.
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14, technically (as of now).
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I just looked at the website. It's what happens when you combine people who are good at basic web design, some very smart lawyers, and some extremely committed trolls. It is jaw-dropping. Scroll all the way through. www.apologize.lol
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And to add a little local color to this point, the number of our students who *needed* the library as their only sanctuary from family and work life to actually do their studies was high. Disabling the fire suppression system, but "keeping the library open to students" was...not realistic.
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I'm not saying he definitely won't or that the Court definitely wouldn't support it, but I think treating it as a done deal rather than the massive departure from current standards isn't warranted.
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I agree that Trump does not care about con law scholars, but he had the opportunity to pardon himself before he left office and didn't take it (pardons can happen at any time, even before charges are brought). And Trump's personal record before the Supreme Court is spotty at best.
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The point about federal vs. state offenses (even in federal court) is an important one, but I would also push back on the notion that the President can pardon themselves. That is, at minimum, a pretty deeply contested reading of the president's pardon power and not one ever endorsed by courts.
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Matt Streb made a pretty compelling argument along these lines in Rethinking American Electoral Democracy and I've been sold on it since then. When even political scientists are like "I have no idea who these candidates are" that might be a bad sign!
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I mean, to be fair, he did about as well as the Supreme Court during that period.
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Focusing on areas outside of Reykjavik and the Golden Circle: kayaking on Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon is outstanding. Stop by Reynisfjara Beach just before Vik. That black sand beach has been in lots of films, including Star Wars.
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And yet, guess which sports are increasingly getting cut by universities in order to feed football (and basketball)? The number of rowing, swimming, track, and cross country programs that have been cut over the past few years is pretty astounding.
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It is a little older, but Harry Hirsch's A Theory of Liberty is an example of a broad constitutional interpretation argument based on liberal originalism.
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Breathtaking. This reminds me a little of Ted Chiang's science fiction- the science fiction part is secondary and in the background while the exploration of our humanity is foregrounded. It really sticks with you.
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But what if it is a really special phone, with blinking lights and everything? Surely that would work, right? Roger Waters said Biden could end the war in Ukraine with one phone call to Putin and my eyes have not unrolled from my head yet.