What it Takes...
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LINDSAY M. CHERVINSKY: What It Takes to ‘Preserve, Protect and Defend’ the Constitution.
ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1787, thirty-nine delegates from twelve states signed the proposed Constitution of the United States. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire ratified it, the requisite ninth state to do so, making the governing document official. By April of the next year, the new national government was operational, with the first Congress and first president, George Washington, in office.
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BLAKE SCOTT BALL: Batman and the Masks We Wear.
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, fans of the Caped Crusader have celebrated “Batman Day” on the third Saturday in September.
This year, the folks at DC Comics and Warner Bros. have a host of events planned around the world, including re-releasing older Batman movies in theaters, streaming more titles, and of course, selling lots of Batman merchandise. (Did you know that Amazon has a whole Batman store? You do now.)
LIAM KERR: To Defeat Authoritarianism, We Need Partisan Centrism.
THE GREATEST FRIEND OF THE FAR LEFT and authoritarian right alike is the anti-partisan centrist. Strong centrist factions within each party are what make bipartisanship, moderation, and compromise possible. But that’s not what the anti-partisan centrist group No Labels is about. The attempt by No Labels to mount an independent presidential bid could—among other things—do significant damage to the prospects of inter-party cooperation going forward.
🚨OVERTIME🚨
Happy Friday! Shanah Tovah to those observing Rosh Hashanah!
Save some time this weekend… for the Ragin’ Cajun’, James Carville, on Conversations with Bill Kristol. So good.
Republican megadonors wait… for their anti-Trump champion. To which I say: good luck with that one! I think you’ll be waiting a while.
New from Matt Labash… ‘Distrusting Our Own Side’
Hasan Minhaj’s… ‘Emotional Truths’.
Ken Buck is not feeling the heat… For being outspoken against impeachment (for now.)
UAW goes on strike… Biden urges the Big Three to “go further” and negotiate.
You haven’t heard the last of… Dave McCormick, who is running again in PA.
The heads-I-win… tails-you-lose democracy.
Twitter turned over… 32 Trump DMs to Jack Smith.
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