Selective Scruples

What constitutes a constitutional crisis... and what doesn't.

Source: The Week; Illustration by Stephen Kelly

Atlanta, GA

March 17, 2025

Occasionally, the Congress, courts, and chattering class get constitutional religion.

It’s instructive what convinces them to take communion or receive ashes, and how they distinguish venial slip-ups from mortal sins.

Let’s eavesdrop on their Confessional:

If an Administration suggest…