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George Washington: The Formation of a President Read Part Two Here After reading and writing about Reagan, I realized there is a lot I don’t know about our Presidents. I decided to start at the beginning, with George Washington. I’ve always been interested in him, but he’s so often seen as a marble statue that … Read more
Ronald Reagan’s Presidency and Legacy Read Part 1 Here By January 1981, Reagan’s beliefs were firmly set. Earlier I described how he spent thirty years gathering experiences, frustrations, and ideas that shaped his philosophy. He saw government as more of a problem than a solution, and he trusted that free people, open markets, and voluntary … Read more
Part 2, Reagan as President, is here How Ronald Reagan Became a Republican I’m writing this two-part series because to make any sense of American politics today, I think I need to better understand Ronald Reagan. He is so enshrined by so many Americans that it’s hard for me to separate the myth from the … Read more
How Reddit Profits from Public Shaming Have you ever left Reddit feeling worse than when you opened it? It’s not an accident. While most platforms reward users for being liked, Reddit distinguishes itself by publicly displaying when users are not. The reason Reddit sometimes feels so toxic can be summed up very simply–the downvote is … Read more
Testing Constraints: Executive Power First, Constitutional Limits Later See my companion analysis: “Presidential Conflicts of Interest“ Since late 2024, executive action across four constitutionally distinct domains: foreign policy, constitutional text, separation of powers, and domestic enforcement has followed a consistent pattern: legal and institutional constraints are treated as obstacles to be tested rather than defaults … Read more