Relevant and even prescient commentary on news, politics and the economy.

Once was not Enough

Taken from today’s SCOTUS Blog. The president thinks he is special and is entitled to second hearing by SCOTUS on the same issues.. President Jjackass is again attempting to have birthright overridden in SCOTUS; Trump wants court to rehear birthright citizenship case,” SCOTUSblog. “President Donald Trump announced that he would seek ‘to get the Supreme […]

“the enemy of Republics is entrenched power”

The United States of America at 250: the enemy of Republics is entrenched power  – by New Deal democrat On America’s 250th anniversary, the state of the Republic is not good. Ten years ago, after the 2016 election, I embarked upon a reading journey, to seek an answer to the questions: are Republics fragile? Are they […]

Quote of the day

Apparently, the Supreme Court has decided that what the Constitution *really meant* all along was “disclosure for thee, but not for the VIPs with checkbooks the size of small nations.” Because despite decades of rulings affirming that states can, in fact, require donor transparency to keep democracy from smelling like week old fish, the Court […]

Trump May Lose in SCOTUS on Birthright

The argument? There really is not an argument. Why? Opponents to the Trump initiative, offer up a century of precedent. One being the United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898). The decision confirms birthright citizenship applies to almost all children born on U.S. soil, regardless of parental status. Uniformly, courts blocked the Trump administration from implementing […]

Loss of Confidence?

Besides the one unnamed article I am focusing on today, there are many other issues being address on this day. If you have never read SCOTUSBLOG, it can be interesting as there is a list of opinions as well as ruling results. The Confidence in the Court segment, I posted below is pretty much what […]

Questioning the Court’s Decisions

A six-minute read if you are interested in what the author is claiming. I envision this court as unusual when compared to other SCOTUS courts in the past. I agree with the author in his stating the Roberts court is not conservative in its decisions. Instead, those decisions are heavily skewed to a partisan belief […]

How Many Times Does the Court Decide in Favor of this Administration?

“Above The Law,” Kathryn Rubino, A Trivia Question . . . “Trump Judges Are Very Different Than Other Republican-Appointed Judges,” Above the Law   “It turns out which Republican president nominates you matters. According to an analysis by Court Accountability of 384 federal cases challenging actions by the Trump II administration, judges appointed by Republicans […]

SCOTUS overturns Trump tariffs

“The justices, divided 6-3 held that Trump’s aggressive approach to tariffs on products entering the United States from across the world was not permitted under a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).” *snip* “The decision does not affect all of Trump’s tariffs, leaving in place ones he imposed on steel and […]

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to find California’s redistricting map unconstitutional

Trump is continuing his effort to skew state voting districts starting with California. If SCOTUS agrees with Trump, the decision could have influence on how other states align their voting districts.  SCOTUSblog (Jan. 23, 2026, “California Redistricting,” Amy Howe The Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to block the new congressional map adopted by […]

Trump hyperventilates about tariffs

Two “deadlines” have come and gone for the SCOTUS to rule on the constitutionality of Trump’s tariffs. Meanwhile, Trump is throwing brush-back pitches. He bleated on social media: “”If the Supreme Court rules against the United States of America on this National Security bonanza, WE’RE SCREWED!” So the tariffs aren’t to enforce fair trade practices, […]