Leonard Leo, who has been successful remaking the Supreme Court, resembles Doyle’s Professor Moriarty.
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Leo, the Napoleon of Rightwing Courts
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Moriarty and SCOTUS’s Dark Web
The Moriarty of America’s judicial system is Leonard Leo, who keeps a low profile as he links SCOTUS justices with rightwing billionaires.
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Mueller Demythologized
Thursday I’ve written a lot about people’s hopes in Robert Mueller, which helps explain the palpable disappointment in his performance yesterday before two Congressional committees. From one perspective, there’s no reason to feel let down. After all, his report exposed one of the great scandals in American history: our president welcomed and encouraged Russian election […]
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Sherlock: Hard-Boiled or Soft-Boiled?
Tuesday I share today an Alexis Hall essay I encountered in CrimeReads arguing that Sherlock Holmes is a hard-boiled detective. (Thanks to Literary Hub for the alert.) For those who study detective fiction, the thesis is startling because Holmes is generally grouped with the soft-boiled or puzzle-solving detectives, more like Dupin, Poirot, Miss Marple, Nero […]
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McConnell as Moriarty, Trump as Figaro
Mitch McConnell is proving himself to be a veritable Moriarty in his ability to weave devious plots to get his way. Trump, by contrast, is more a trickster figure a la Figaro or Mac the Knife.
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Is Tiger, Like Sherlock, Presumed Dead?
Sherlock Holmes had an unexpected second act. Can Tiger Woods have one as well?
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