russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 27/06/2025One possible consequence of the 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA is the Supreme Court radically distancing itself from any comprehensive involvement with the direction of the American constitutional order. 220
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Fresh Mormon data! Or, fresh Mormon political data analysis, anyway. Fits with my observations (and frustrations, unfortunately). www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/2024-elect...graphsaboutreligion.com2024 Election Post-Mortem: Latter-day SaintsAre young Mormons abandoning the GOP? 000
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 14/02/2025"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...static01.nyt.com 020
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Well, I guess that's that. A deeply weird and possibly mentally ill individual who holds to several genuinely important and good ideas about improving American health, alongside several dozen murderously terrible ones, is now going to be in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services. 100
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Dammit, Cassidy, it's not like you're even going to be renominated by your own party in 2026 anyway. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...washingtonpost.comRFK Jr. passes key HHS confirmation hurdle with Senate panel voteRobert F. Kennedy Jr., once seen as a longshot to serve as America’s top health official, is now set to head to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote. 010
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Oh look, he caved. (Sort of. Maybe. For the moment. Until he comes up with something else to distract us, that is.) 140
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Allison Lirish Dean has written a long, thoughtful examination of the political, economic, and even philosophical positions and arguments that have emerged, and are continuing to shift, as America struggles with its housing crisis. Lots of good stuff in here. www.currentaffairs.org/news/in-spra...currentaffairs.orgIn Sprawl We TrustHow did the US become filled with sprawl? Simplistic debates about "centralized planning" versus "the free market" belie the truth: that a strong coalition of private and public interests helped creat... 010
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Some notes on a fine book. inmedias.blogspot.com/2025/01/lesl...inmedias.blogspot.comLeslie's <i>Love Story in Songs</i>, and Ours Too.Ian Leslie's John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs is a terrific book. I say that as a major Beatles fan, though not, as I've confessed before... 000
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Damon Linker's analysis of Vought's vision of the Trump administration exercising both "boldness and self-denial" in completely reworking the federal bureaucracy is excellent, both scary and fascinating at the same time. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Who Is Russell Vought? Probably the Most Important Person in Trump 2.0. (Gift Article)He could continue to enact and accelerate the radical, sweeping agenda he began to implement in Trump 1.0. 000
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 22/01/2025But we all know that Germans are all swoony and hysterical and tend to over-react to everything, so of course, nicht wörtlich nehmen and all that. www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...zeit.deElon Musk: Ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß ist ein HitlergrußElon Musk streckt den rechten Arm, und alle springen drüber. Willkommen im neuen Aufmerksamkeitsregime. 000
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Nearly a month old, but still good. arcmag.org/david-brooks...arcmag.orgDavid Brooks, Please Stop Saying You Are Jewish | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et CeteraAbout ten years ago, New York Times columnist David Brooks, who had spent most of his career as an irreligious political columnist, with forays into wry sociological observation—he coined the terms “p... 000
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I'm not sure if I've connected with any Wichita folks here yet, and I don't know if this place will even work, in comparison to Facebook, for my Wichita and Kansas-centric stuff, but in for a penny, in for a pound. Enjoy, if you feel so inclined: mittelpolitan.substack.com/p/the-tempta...mittelpolitan.substack.comThe Temptations of Philanthropy in a Mid-Sized CityA very specific situation gives rise to a larger question 020
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 21/01/2025January 6 was now, officially, a really energetic demonstration by a bunch of patriots, I guess. Fortunately we can still officially refer to Trump as a convicted felon (as well as a liar and a con-man), at least until he figures out a way to pardon himself. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comTrump pardons almost all involved in Jan. 6 riot, commutes remaining 14 sentencesTrump ordered those still incarcerated to be released immediately from federal prison. 030
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Radley Balko's brilliant, entirely uncontroversial post needs no comment, of course. Right? radleybalko.substack.com/p/clapping-f...radleybalko.substack.comClapping for Stalin“At the conclusion of the conference, a tribute to Comrade Stalin was called for. 120
russellarbenfox.bsky.social @russellarbenfox.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I am apparently now on Bluesky. Hi! 3160
