China Russia and U.S. are Clashing

China Russia and U.S. are Clashing at the UN

Thursday in discussing responsibility for the pandemic China, Russia and U.S. are clashing at the UN. Everybody agrees the virus is the source of disruption worldwide. It is causing interruptions in world trade. There are many virus related deaths. Allegations about responsibility for mishandling the virus are without resolution. There are charges and counter charges … Read more

Confirmation should require closer to 12 minutes than 12 weeks

In the Age of the Internet, it’s no longer clear that there is any value in a Senate hearing to confirm a Supreme Court nominee.  By the time the hearing begins, everything about the nominee is already known by everyone involved in the process.   No question will be asked to which the answer is not already known.

At this point, the main purpose of a hearing seems to be to produce sound bites for senators who are up for re-election, rather than to change any senator’s mind about how he’s going to vote.  This is true in particular for Democrats, who typically announce their opposition to a nominee even before the nominee’s identity is known.

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