Category Archives: The Rule of Law

One Law for Me, One Law for Thee: The Federal Judiciary Edition

Posted on October 1, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

The Wall Street Journal had a report describing how 131 federal judges–around fourteen percent of the total–failed to recuse themselves lawsuits involving firms in which they or their family held shares (boldface mine): More than 130 federal judges have violated … Continue reading →

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Prosecute Those Around Trump

Posted on November 26, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Over at the Nation, Jeet Heer argues the pros and cons of prosecuting Trump. While he comes down on the side of prosecuting Trump, my inclination is to let the state criminal proceedings continue: I think we’ll be pleasantly surprised … Continue reading →

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We Need to Vote for Law and Its Rule

Posted on September 1, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

And as much as I don’t like it, that means voting for Joe Biden. Mind you, this is from someone who had Biden at the bottom of his depth chart in the primary. I’m not saying he’ll be good–we’re not … Continue reading →

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Policing, Polling, and Federalism

Posted on June 18, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s some recent polling that has led to a lot of willful misinterpretation (boldface mine): For example, 39% of respondents supported proposals “to completely dismantle police departments and give more financial support to address homelessness, mental health, and domestic violence.” … Continue reading →

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You Know Who Else Wanted to Defund the Police?

Posted on June 12, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

No, not HITLER! Here’s a hint (boldface mine): President Donald Trump was not shy about his admiration for police officers on the 2016 campaign trail — at one point simply stating, “I love the police. They’re the greatest.” But when … Continue reading →

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Defund the Police? Well, We’ve Defunded Everything Else

Posted on June 10, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Ok, so #NotAllPrograms and #NotInAllLocalMuncipalities. Still, when teachers have to go on statewide strikes to get better wages and living conditions, there’s the capacity to cut things, when we want to do so. After all, we managed to massively slash … Continue reading →

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Policing as an Ideology

Posted on June 8, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Will Wilkinson recently asked: At the risk of making an actually, well, yes, actually (boldface mine): The incidents in Chicago and Philadelphia are evidence that American police across the country share a coherent ideology. Armed white boys don’t code as … Continue reading →

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Prisoners as a Commodity

Posted on January 15, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

This is the state of our justice system (boldface mine): HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County’s new sheriff hit the ground running. In addition to becoming the county’s top cop, Sheriff Scott Scherer must oversee the completion of the new jail-which … Continue reading →

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How to Defeat the Axis of Authoritarianism

Posted on January 14, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of years ago, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders gave a foreign policy speech in which he decried what he called “the international authoritarian axis.” It’s good rhetoric, but the question is what would that foreign policy look like? … Continue reading →

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If a Democrat Had Done This: The Matt Shea Domestic Terrorism Edition

Posted on December 23, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

In the era of Il Trumpe, I realize it’s trite to point this out, but we have yet another instance where the press reaction to Republican malfeasance is muted compared to the reaction a Democrat would receive. We go to … Continue reading →

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