**Over several posts, I hope to look at 1) what the Constitution says about impeachment, 2) presidential impeachments in history, and 3) how President Trump’s actions should be judged in light of the Constitution, history, and other standards frequently brought to bear.** The third presidential impeachment trial unfolds before us. Our Senators will soon cast […]
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“I have a plan” is the mantra of the maven of Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren. But thanks to the folks at Cornerstone Macro (HT WSJ) we can see her plan for taxes, as well as the other near competitors.* None of these competitors has provided these numbers in this summary form, but each have proposed or […]
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**Over several posts, I hope to look at 1) what the Constitution says about impeachment, 2) presidential impeachments in history, and 3) how President Trump’s actions should be judged in light of the Constitution, history, and other standards frequently brought to bear.** Impeachment is often described as the nuclear weapon of the legislative arsenal. Though […]
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President Trump’s impeachment and trial, like everything else with his administration, defies dispassionate analysis. The partisan trenches are deep and the tenets of objectivity bring few rewards. Social media encourages extreme opinions, and more traditional media outlets narrowcast to their ideological adherents. Academia is also a mixed bag of reliability. I can hardly claim to […]
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If it’s indeed “the economy stupid,” its hard for me to see anything that derails his reelection, and that likely convincingly (especially if the nominee is Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders). The yawning drama of the impeachment may have something to say about it of course. But I doubt it. The predetermined impeachment is simply […]
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Christianity Today, a magazine founded by Billy Graham, published an editorial by Mark Galli calling for President Trump’s removal from office. The magazine tends to stay away from partisan politics, but President Trump’s actions, and his continued evangelical support, were enough for the magazine to depart from precedent. Galli sees President Trump’s actions around Ukraine […]
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Some Preliminary Thoughts on Trump’s Impeachment
19 Dec 2019
For only the third time in our history, a President of the United States has been impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Senate will conduct a trial some time next month. Like Presidents Johnson and Clinton, President Trump will almost certainly be acquitted in the Senate, but his presidency will be defined, […]
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Trump: Anointed or Ordained?
04 Dec 2019
Rick Perry, former Secretary of Energy and Governor of Texas, created a kerfuffle recently when he claimed during an interview that Donald Trump was “ordained by God” to be President of the United States. This theme has been around since candidate Trump sought to woo evangelicals as an acceptable alternative to not only Hillary Clinton, […]
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Trump & Impeachment Right Now
07 Nov 2019
We are still early in the impeachment saga, but we are at least beginning the next phase. Over the past weeks, Democrats have been conducting a closed investigation into some key evidence and witnesses. The “closed” nature of it was to the public and to members of Congress not on the particular committees (Intelligence and […]
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October Surprise: The Moderates Strike Back
16 Oct 2019
Tuesday’s presidential debate may have marked an interesting turning point in the election cycle. In perhaps the sharpest contrast so far, the relative moderates on stage–especially Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, and Andrew Yang–not only stood their ground, but attacked the progressives on all fronts. The wealth tax, Medicare for All, gun rights, foreign […]