Gaius Publius

The Biden-Harris Covid Advisory Council
by Thomas Neuburger
The new, improved transition version of the [Biden-Harris Covid plan] is so threadbare compared to the extensive, full bore assault campaign version that the shared elements are few and far between.      —Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism 

Michèle Flournoy and Joe Biden (source) by Thomas NeuburgerDespite all the focus on domestic and economic matters in the current election, foreign policy, never really discussed, should bear at least equal scrutiny.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer (Getty Images)by Thomas NeuburgerA short note to let you know that if Nancy Pelosi doesn't step down as Speaker, it's possible, though not likely, that she'll be challenged when the new House convenes in January.

by Thomas NeuburgerI’m working on a book-length project that includes a look at our soon-to-be post-Trump world. These are preliminary notes for that part of the project.1. The World Without Trump won’t be a world without Trump. (For the exception, see below.) Trump will not go away. He'll persist as a pest that’s driven from the desk but not from the room he’s in.

The story that started the latest round of madness by Thomas NeuburgerIf you're confused by the welter of reports around the Hunter Biden-purloined (or forgotten) laptop story, don't be embarrassed. The reporting is not just confusing, but confusingly told.

Saagar Enjeti explains the importance of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's quiet decision to back Democratic candidates by Thomas NeuburgerOne of the more underappreciated pieces of news in a week that exploded with news — leak of Trump's taxes, the presidential debate, the presidential disease — was this, that a long-time strategist for the U.S.

From the source: "The figure above includes 10 vaccine candidates already in Phase I, 4 candidates in combined Phase I/II trials, 2 candidates in Phase II and 3Candidates in Phase II/III (Moderna is already for a total of 18 candidates in clinical phases."by Thomas NeuburgerThe fastest vaccine ever developed was the mumps vaccine, and i

Lady Emma Arbuthnot, the supervising judge in the Julian Assange extradition hearing. Her husband is Lord James Arbuthnot, whose "activities ... at the defense contractor Thales and British intelligence were the subject of thousands of WikiLeaks exposures."by Thomas NeuburgerIn a breathtaking reversal, the U.S.

Krystal Ball explains judicial reviewby Thomas Neuburger"The weird thing about judicial 'originalism' is that the explicit principle of judicial review is nowhere to be found in the Constitution." —Ryan Cooper, "Democrats have a better option than court packing"The Supreme Court has no mechanism to enforce a power it was never given.

R.I.P Ruth Bader Ginsbergby Thomas NeuburgerRuth Bader Ginsberg passed away on September 18 from consequences of her ongoing cancers.