Jeffrey Isaac On Political Asymmetries (and Evaluative Standards in Journalism)

Earlier this month, Jeffrey Isaac, who is a professor at Indiana University and friendly contributor to The Constitutionalist, wrote a great short analysis for Common Dreams, about the problem of false equivalencies in American politics. Isaac’s article discusses the media’s treatment of Marjorie Taylor Greene, referring back to a profile by Jonathan Chait (“Marjorie Taylor Greene Blamed Wildfires on Secret Jewish Space Lazers”), as well as an odd Axios piece (“The Mischief Makers”) that tried to identify the most troublesome members of the two parties. Isaac’s piece is valuable because he pushes further than most on the problem of false … Continue reading Jeffrey Isaac On Political Asymmetries (and Evaluative Standards in Journalism)

Our Dangerous Moment & The Future of Constitutionalism

We live in exceedingly strange times. But we cannot let that numb us to the fact that we are witnessing a sitting President attempt to overthrow American democracy. And he is being aided by Republicans who know better. There’s a great piece on The Bulwark about Senator Ron Johnson from Wisconsin. This gist is, he knows the charges of election fraud are a lie. He knows Biden won. But he doesn’t care because he’s got to stand with Trump’s Republicans in Wisconsin. Tim Alberta also has an excellent investigative piece that documents similar happenings in Michigan. This is not normal. … Continue reading Our Dangerous Moment & The Future of Constitutionalism