What We've Learned from Judicial Confirmation Battles, Part I

Politics has always been part of the process, but what's different now is that judicial philosophy is paramount.

I’m still in shock from the untimely death of Grant Wahl, America’s leading soccer journalist and a personal friend. For a few excellent and distinct obituaries, see the Daily Princetonian, Time, and Yahoo Sports, as well as Substack’s roundup. This World Cup, already tainted by FIFA corruption and, relatedly, the fact that it shouldn’t even be in Qatar, will now…