Russell Vought is rumored to be under consideration for chief of staff in a second Trump administration. This would be a disaster.
Conservatism
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The Early 90s Were Decadent and Depraved
John Ganz discusses his new book on how the period anticipated Trump.
Posted inPolitics
Project 2025 … and 1921, and 1973, and 1981
Terrifying blueprints for the next Republican presidency are a quadrennial tradition.
Posted inTAP
The British Election: Not Quite as Predicted
Today on TAP: Labour won, but now Keir Starmer needs to earn his mandate.
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When the President Does It, That Means It Is Not Illegal
The Supreme Court says that Donald Trump is a special boy above the law.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Student Loan Rulings Highlight Unaccountable Judicial Power—Again
Two judges this week invalidated part of a program that’s been in place for 30 years. The rulings contradict each other and seem unworkable in practice.
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SCOTUS’s History and Tradition of Error Correction
Today on TAP: The Supreme Court takes a step back from its partisan ‘history and tradition’ test.
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The Right-Wing Recruitment Pipeline II
David Walsh explains how the conservative movement came to to be.
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France: Back to Dreyfus? Vichy? No Exit From Its Fraught History?
Today on TAP: Following the EU elections, the neofascist right squares off against the neo–Popular Front left.
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Europe’s Decelerating Drift
Today on TAP: How serious is the continuing appeal of the far right?