The constitutional principles are very clear; the practical detail a lot less so, since Congress has over the years passed various pieces of legislation which give the President some independence of … (View Post)

. Historically useful. I don't think it's particularly so in the context of contemporary politics. (View Post)

The persuadable voter is a fairly rare beast on PB. We should value their presence. (View Post)

Zionism has been a contested term since its inception. There's what was the mainstream "vegetarian" Zionism of Chaim Weizmann, and the Mussolini adjacent version pioneered by this guy:… (View Post)

This seems a plausible analysis. Khamenei is dead. Good. But I have family in Iran. My dad is there right now. And I'm not celebrating yet. Here's why. Iran built the most layered contingen… (View Post)