“This concept of presidential immunity conjured up by the Roberts Court has made the current crisis of American democracy perpetual,” @adamserwer writes. “Until it is overturned, every president is a potential despot.”
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The Post-liberal Catholics Find Their Man
J. D. Vance is just the man that the Catholic right has been waiting for, @DamonLinker writes:
NYTimes.com: Maybe We Are Asking Presidential Candidates the Wrong Questions
Maybe We Are Asking Presidential Candidates the Wrong Questions
Harris needs to talk about her theory of the presidency, not relitigate her campaign controversies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/opinion/harris-cnn-interview-president.html?smid=em-share
For Trump Superfans, Huge Rallies Can’t Resume Soon Enough
NYTimes.com: The Christian Persecution Narrative Rings Hollow
The Christian Persecution Narrative Rings Hollow
We are still trying to figure out how to disentangle church from state (and vice versa).
NYTimes.com: Doctors Saved Her Life. She Didn’t Want Them To.
Doctors Saved Her Life. She Didn’t Want Them To.
When her “do not resuscitate” order was ignored, Marie Cooper found herself in a painful situation she had hoped to avoid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/well/patients-dnr-orders-ignored.html?smid=em-share
***** NYTimes.com: Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic so Hard to Cure?
Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic so Hard to Cure?
Maybe because we aren’t thinking about it in the right way.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/magazine/loneliness-epidemic-cure.html?smid=em-share
***** [The Washington Post] Two pro-growth policies for Harris: Immigration and trade
Two pro-growth policies for Harris: Immigration and trade
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/27/harris-trade-immigration-growth/
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AI Doomers Had Their Big Moment
ChatGPT’s release gave AI doomers their big moment. @/andersen checks in with them, now that it seems to have passed:
“They have learned that solemn statements of purpose drafted during a start-up’s founding aren’t worth much.”
Trump’s Evangelical Supporters Just Lost Their Best Excuse
“The GOP has jettisoned its pro-life plank … And Trump himself is now saying he’d be great for ‘reproductive rights,’ a position that pro-lifers have long insisted is a moral abomination,” @Peter_Wehner writes.