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LOSER
Roberts rejected the central pillar of Trump’s authoritarianism—that he’s above the law and immune from prosecution or investigation. Even Trump’s own appointees ruled against him.
Jay Michaelson is the legal affairs columnist at The Daily Beast. He primarily covers law, religion, sexuality, and environmental issues, with an occasional arts review now and then. Jay often appears on CNN, NPR, MSNBC, and other outlets, and has a second career as a rabbi and meditation teacher. He holds a J.D. from Yale and a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought from Hebrew University, and his six books include the bestselling God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality and The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path.
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SWING VOTER
There’s a difference between being an ideological conservative and being a judicial conservative. Luckily, Roberts is the latter.
‘ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS’
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MONUMENTAL
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HIGH STAKES
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STILL A TARGET
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THE COST OF ACCIDENTS
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BENDING THE CURVE
Politicians minimizing the danger will kill people. It’s that simple.
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UNCLEAN
Our instinct to stay far away from disease is deeply rooted. Even though, this time, we can’t.
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GREEN BLUES
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