Politics – New Frontier

The Democrats’ Tax Problem

The inability of the current Democratic coalition to raise revenue poses a fundamental problem for the future of center-left politics in America.

Departmentalism and the Eviction Moratorium

Bipartisan critics have called the Biden administration’s recent extension of the CDC’s eviction moratorium unconstitutional, but these assessments ignore the history of departmentalism and the important and legitimizing role of the Court’s comprehensive written opinions—something missing in Justice Kavanaugh’s curt concurrence.

On the Meaning of Elections

Elections are not merely the mechanism by which we allocate political power. We derive meaning from their outcomes. They are historical markers that we use to inform our understanding of the past—and the present.