I've just posted a new (fairly short!) paper on unitary executive theory's impoverished theory of democratic accountability. Give it a read -- I'd love to hear any thoughts! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
wonderful piece from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social that, among other things, makes abundantly clear that pete hegseth and the trump administration are engaged in a racist purge of black officers under the belief that being black and having "merit" are mutually exclusive.
I've spent months speaking to current & retired Black service members about being part of the military in this political moment. What I found were officers and soldiers despondent at the resurgence of racism, yet often insistent that they were fighting for what this country could be, not what it is.
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Unitary executive theory has, since <i>Myers v. United States</i>, been premised on a conception of democratic accountability. On this view, the presiden
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They devoted their lives to serving the United States. Now the nation’s top military leader is sending the message that they’re not welcome.
They devoted their lives to serving the United States. Now the nation’s top military leader is sending the message that they’re not welcome.
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yeah i'm buying this. also the kingdom hearts collection.
“microcosm … writ large”
sorry but this bad prose. you don’t need to say writ large if you’re referring to a microcosm. that’s what microcosms are. it’s like saying free gratis.
i’m going to suggest there’s a connection between sloppy and shoddy prose and sloppy and shoddy ideas. i am going to do this until the day i die because it’s obviously true. you don’t write dumb sentences if what you’re trying to say is smart.
