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Things I’ve Always Wondered About: Cooling-Saucer Edition
According to legend, George Washington explained the existence of the Senate with the metaphor of pouring coffee into a saucer to cool it. Popular passions holding sway in the House would be poured...
View ArticleApril Is Unconstitutional
Authority has long established that April is the cruellest month. But it has never before been thought to be, in any legally significant sense, unusual. It seems to come and go once a year, every year,...
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Filibuster Reformology, Part 3: The 51-Vote Option
This is the third post in a 5-part series on the procedural mechanics of filibuster reform. In Part 1, I considered whether the Constitution mandates majority-rule proceedings in the Senate. In Part 2,...
View ArticleThe Thing about Ribs Is That They Are Not Proper Material for a Sandwich
Dear Memphis, I would like to bring to your attention a few matters concerning the concept of a sandwich. A sandwich is a 100% edible food item consisting of two primary components: (1) two or more...
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The FOMC Is about 42% Unconstitutional
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is powerful, weird, and about 42% unconstitutional. Powerful. The FOMC is a core policymaking body of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. It is the part of the Fed...
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