Meet John C. Eastman, Trump’s Straussian Shyster
John C. Eastman, the Trump lawyer behind the failed attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, is again in the media spotlight. The New York Times now reports... Read more.
Carl Schmitt’s Comeback?
Understanding Trump and global authoritarianism When I published the first edition of Carl Schmitt: The End of Law back in 1999, Schmitt and his ideas seemed primarily... Read more.
Don’t Personalize Donald Trump’s Response to Covid-19
It’s classic neoliberalism — with a Schmittian face An earlier version of this post was published in the Verfassungsblog On Matters Constitutional. “When... Read more.