It looks like Democrats are getting serious about Supreme Court reform

Rep. Jim Clyburn told Meet the Press on Sunday that he would support expanding the court to 13 justices. That is a very strong indication that should Democrats win a trifecta in 2028, they will try court reform in 2029.

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It looks like Democrats are getting serious about Supreme Court reform
Jamelle Bouie

Donald Trump's presidency is a conspiracy against the Constitution

It is useful to remind ourselves that this president is engaged in an open conspiracy against the Constitution and the basic rights of the entire American people.

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Donald Trump's presidency is a conspiracy against the Constitution
Jamelle Bouie

Everything is Gender: Trump's Anti-Canada Trade War Edition

Another look at how gender anxiety and highly reactionary notions of gender identity shape the Trump administration. Also, some classical Greek political history.

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Everything is Gender: Trump's Anti-Canada Trade War Edition
Jamelle Bouie

To be a Trump Republican you have to dare to be stupid

The title is pretty self-explanatory.

To be a Trump Republican you have to dare to be stupid
Jamelle Bouie

The Democratic Establishment Needs Ideas, Badly

One of the problems facing moderate and establishment candidates in their competition with their more progressive counterparts is a serious dearth of ideas.

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The Democratic Establishment Needs Ideas, Badly
Jamelle Bouie

No matter what, we have to tear down Trump’s corrupt ballroom

Demolish it, blow it up, I don't care. But the ballroom has to go.

No matter what, we have to tear down Trump's corrupt ballroom
Jamelle Bouie

What Democrats Can Learn from Mitch McConnell

The task ahead of them in the majority, as McConnell understood when he won the Senate under Obama, is to be an opposition to the White House and not a partner.

What Democrats can learn from Mitch McConnell
Jamelle Bouie

"The Odyssey" or what if Christopher Nolan did "The Dark Knight" in Ancient Greece?

From my Letterboxd:

This, to be clear, is not a bad thing. Nolan is covering the same thematic territory he did nearly 20 years ago and more recently with OPPENHEIMER. And it is compelling! A kind of Burkean liberalism that sees the heroism of “great men” as a necessary bulwark against disorder and chaos but understands the great men as merely men — who themselves bear some responsibility for the chaos — and sees heroism as a terrible burden to bear, more akin to a curse than a crown. There are no parades or honors. In the end you bear the scars and fade away, an exile remembered in legend.

Anyway, I am glad Hollywood keeps giving the man hundreds of millions of dollars to make his didactic and idiosyncratic blockbusters. Keep ‘em coming!

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"The Odyssey" or what if Christopher Nolan did "The Dark Knight" in Ancient Greece?
Jamelle Bouie

How close is Donald Trump to the "crazification" line?

For any given question you ask the public, around 25 percent of people will embrace the most unhinged or ridiculous answer available. That is the "crazification" line and it is the reason that you'll never find a politician with 80 or 90 percent opposition. How close is Donald Trump to that point?

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How close is Donald Trump to the "crazification" line?
Jamelle Bouie

How Donald Trump's partisan presidency is splitting the union

The president is treating Democratic-led states like colonies to be dominated, and it is the kind of thing that undermines the very notion of a federal union.

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How Donald Trump's partisan presidency is splitting the union
Jamelle Bouie

Why Natalie Harp is the most important, and powerful, person in Trump’s White House

[Vladimir Harkonnen voice] She who controls the information controls the president.

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Why Natalie Harp is the most important, and powerful, person in Trump’s White House
Jamelle Bouie

What's the deal with Natalie Harp?

Why is it that we're talking about one of the president's minor aides, what is her significance to Trump, and why the whole scandal demonstrates the political importance of being aggressive and getting attention.

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What's the deal with Natalie Harp?
Jamelle Bouie