European schools are open. Why aren’t ours? I wrote about it today at The Federalist.
Three Pennsylvania Stories
StandardI wrote three articles last week with a local angle:
- Pennsylvania’s state workers’ pensions are a mess, like most of the nation’s, and we need to fix it before it blows up in our faces. (Broad + Liberty)
- Philadelphia’s inept and corrupt vaccine effort is a national disgrace (The Federalist)
- Kathy Boockvar’s ineptitude costs Pennsylvania sex abuse victims a chance at justice in the courts. (Broad + Liberty)
Enough is Enough
StandardThe Constitution allows for speech that makes conspiracy-mongering legal, but we must demand more from our presidents than minimal compliance with the law. I wrote why Trump deserved his impeachment, today at The Federalist.
Two Senators, One Election
StandardCould Georgia’s senate elections produce a split result? I looked at the historical precedents when states have elected two senators on the same day, today at The Federalist.
Post-Election Articles
StandardA couple of new pieces up this week:
- At Broad + Liberty, I analyzed the growth in Trump’s vote in Philadelphia and what it means for future Republicans candidates there.
- At The Federalist, I discussed what Andrew Jackson’s supporters did after losing the 1824 election, and what Trump’s might do now.
Never Pay the Dane-Geld
StandardAs my hometown of Philadelphia burns, remember that voting to appease the rioters only proves that violence works and leads to more of it. My latest at The Federalist.
Blame the Law, Not the court
StandardDemocrats and originalists were on the same side in the recent Pa. S.Ct. decision. As I wrote today in The Federalist, flaws in the law are the legislature’s fault in this case.
No Knocks
Standard“Liberal or conservative, if you care about civil liberties at all, you probably find it alarming that the state would send armed men to force their way into your house uninvited and unannounced.” My latest column at Broad+Liberty.
Pelosi’s Constitutional Shenanigans
StandardToday at The Federalist, I wrote about how Nancy Pelosi’s 25th Amendment bill would politicize a non-political process at a time when the nation would least be able to afford it.
Taxing, Fracking, and Court-Packing
StandardTwitter was buzzing last night, and I collected some of the best of it for The Federalist.