Law professor Steven Vladeck explains the constitutional and legal issues; a few excerpts:. In essence, the Trump administration is claiming the unilateral power to at least temporarily …

The monster child's first day with political power. Of all the stupid and venal things he did--declaring a fake "national emergency" at the Southern border, withdrawing from the Paris …

2024年12月16日 · Adolph Reed comments in the wake of the electoral disaster:. To the extent that the totality of politics, including among those who see themselves as the “left” or even …

The "undecided" or "waivering" voters have no idea what's going on and do not understand cause and effect. Consider this from the latest NYT polls showing an essential tie in the key Northern …

2023年10月17日 · Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog News and views about philosophy, the academic profession, academic freedom, intellectual culture, and other topics.

A soon-to-be PhD student writes: I am an incoming philosophy PhD student at a university in a major U.S. city. While I have been fortunate enough to receive funding and a stipend for the …

Reader Scott Newstok called my attention to this very interesting LRB review essay of John Guillory's latest attempt to look at the history and organization of literary studies as a field. A …

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2022年5月2日 · A robust defense from his wife; this bit was striking:. As was widely reported, Princeton’s department last year voted to eliminate its language requirement for …