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How capital smashes labor, in two sentences.
Archive for the ‘Constitutional politics’ Category
February 25th, 2011
February 20th, 2011
Category: Constitutional politics, Watching Conservatives
If the Republicans force a shut-down of the Federal government, that won’t include shutting down the army, as the Constitution clearly provides it should.
February 4th, 2011
Category: Constitutional politics
A reduction ad absurdum for the Tenthers and the GOP politicians who pretend to Tentherism.
January 31st, 2011
The Supreme Court issued a new opinion today making Commerce Clause jurisprudence exceptionally clear. We now have a straightforward, simple test.
January 3rd, 2011
Her hatred of the Gore Vidal novel Burr reveals the Tea Party as a deeply anti-constitutional movement.
September 27th, 2010
Category: Constitutional politics, Law Notes
According to Michael Klarman of Harvard. I´m linking to this because (a) it´s a great piece of iconoclasm (b) Balkinization has turned off comments on the post. So open thread. Play nice.
August 25th, 2010
Category: City of Angels, Constitutional politics, Energy and Environment, Law Notes, Unions and organizing, Watching Conservatives
An impressive group of labor, economic development, and environmental groups is pushing to give more control to states and localities. How many Republicans will support this effort to tame the federal government? Do I have to ask?
May 8th, 2010
Category: Constitutional politics, Law Notes
Elena Kagan may not be the greatest scholar in the world — and that may be why President Obama picks her for the Supreme Court.
May 5th, 2010
Category: Britain, Constitutional politics
The DIY British contstutional convention on a hung parliament.
April 13th, 2010
In support of Friedman´s low view of corporate personality.
