Daphna Renan (Harvard): Presidential Norms and Article II. China is secretly hacking computer motherboards — the economic fallout is huge. A paper that would never have gotten past peer review criticizes the academy — film at 11. Cultural studies hoax mostly being brushed off as tiresome bs. Why the “grievance studies” hoax was not unethical — but it’s not very interesting, either. Tell me it’s going to be OK: Miya Tokumitsu on self-care and social retreat under neoliberalism. Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Caroline Tervo, and Theda Skocpol on how the Koch brothers built the most powerful rightwing group you've never heard of. “So reasonable chance Greens play decisive role in keeping Mitch McConnell in charge of Supreme Court nominations for next two years”.
As Trump faces fraud allegations, his allies craft creative defenses. Republicans defend and cover up Trump’s tax fraud. Trump and the aristocracy of fraud: Government of tax cheats, by tax cheats, for tax cheats. The Times’ Trump expose is a compelling case for class war.
