When I was a mere clerk for the 1st circuit appeals court, I wasn't allowed to have a political bumper sticker for fear of creating even the appearance of bias on the court.
How can Justice Alito be allowed to rule on Jan 6-related matters after flying a pro-insurrection flag?
@rbreich We were a high-trust society, which was a very good thing.
But Trump understood the weakness of such systems. He showed us that our fabled "government of laws" and "checks and balances" was ultimately still based on the "honor" system.
He proved how easily that can be exploited, simply by not having any.
Robert Reich
Marsh Ray