Electric vehicles
Fig. 1. “A Toyota bZ4X electric sport utility vehicle: EVs currently on the market are fitted with batteries that use liquid lithium-ion electrolytes.” Photograph by Kiyoshi Ota, n.d., via Financial Times, fair use.
Claudia Assis, “Ford says that it will launch a Tesla ‘Model 2’ rival, calls for ‘strong’ year,” MarketWatch, February 6, 2024, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ford-calls-for-a-healthy-2024-and-its-stock-rallies-6-c4be4254
Illiberalism
Gilead
Donald Trump
Coup attempt
Fig. 1. Cartoon by Ben Jennings, January 24, 2024, via the Guardian,[1] fair use.
It’d be safe to say that George Conway, III, likes—really likes[2]—the appellate decision to deny Donald Trump’s claim to criminal immunity.[3] He thinks the Supreme Court should decline to review the decision.[4] Of course, saying what the Court should do is different from what it actually does. We’ll see.
Chris Geidner, “FAQ: Trump, the 14th Amendment, and Thursday’s SCOTUS arguments,” Law Dork, February 5, 2024, https://www.lawdork.com/p/faq-trump-14th-amendment-scotus
Ankush Khardori, “What Happens, Exactly, If Trump Is Sentenced to Prison?” New York, February 5, 2024, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/what-happens-exactly-if-trump-is-sentenced-to-prison.html
George T. Conway, III, “An Airtight Ruling Against Trump,” Atlantic, February 6, 2024, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/dc-circuit-court-ruling-on-trump-immunity/677367/
Rachel Weiner, “Trump has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules,” Washington Post, February 6, 2024, https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/06/trump-jan-6-immunity-appeal-denied/
- [1]Ben Jennings, “Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s progress along the Republican nomination trail – cartoon,” Guardian, January 24, 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/jan/24/ben-jennings-on-donald-trumps-progress-along-the-republican-nomination-trail-cartoon↩
- [2]George T. Conway, III, “An Airtight Ruling Against Trump,” Atlantic, February 6, 2024, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/dc-circuit-court-ruling-on-trump-immunity/677367/↩
- [3]Rachel Weiner, “Trump has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules,” Washington Post, February 6, 2024, https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/06/trump-jan-6-immunity-appeal-denied/↩
- [4]George T. Conway, III, “An Airtight Ruling Against Trump,” Atlantic, February 6, 2024, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/dc-circuit-court-ruling-on-trump-immunity/677367/↩