It’s wrong to use a power imbalance to force people to bend to your will, whether that power is achieved through election or through wealth. My latest at The Federalist.
Published elsewhere
Unhappy Home
StandardToday at National Review, I review David Cannadine’s history of Victorian Britain, the story of an empire that was widely successful abroad but deeply divided at home.
Courts that think they’re legislatures
StandardI wrote about Pennsylvania’s lawless, power-grabbing redistricting today at The Federalist.
No, Trump did not put guns in the hands of madmen
StandardHave you seen the meme circulating lately that Trump and the GOP repealed laws that kept guns away from mentally disturbed people? I wrote about why that is a pack of lies. Read about it today at The Federalist.
Limited government, limited power
StandardMy latest in The Federalist: just because something is bad doesn’t mean it should be a federal crime.
What is Populism
StandardWhat is populism? What is Trumpism? Why are they so compelling to millions? I wrote about it today at The Federalist.
The New Tax Cheats
StandardThere is no “one weird trick” to keep the local tax deduction for taxes over $10,000. The only way to pay less is for states to lower their taxes. My latest at The Federalist.
It’s enough already
StandardIf the Presidency becomes any more of a celebrity reality show, let’s just abolish the whole thing. My latest at The Federalist.
From Party Hack to Reformer
StandardCheck out my book review of a biography of Chester A. Arthur in The Weekly Standard.
Drawing the Lines
StandardToday at National Review Online, I wrote about political gerrymandering and the flaws in the theory at issue in Gill v. Whitford.