The Woke and the Dead
Why Bill Barr Is Trump’s Best Appointment
Confirmation Hearings as a Window into Political Pathologies
Writing footnotes to a law review article can be a tedious business and I sometimes relieve the boredom by listening to background music or information. Currently, that background consists of broadcasts of the confirmation hearings of President’s nominees. I have found them quite enlightening although not in the way that our politicians would like. Some Democratic prospects for 2020 are still caught up in the blinders that doomed Clinton’s campaign this year. Senator Kamala Harris used her time to ask the nominee for the Director of CIA about his willingness to follow LGTB friendly policies for employees at the agency. Senator…