On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court flew its flag upside down. It gave the man from Mar-a-Lago, the immunity of a monarch and held that bribing a public official is okay so long as the money changes hands after the official act. While they were at it, they kneecapped the administrative state.
With a stroke of the pen, six unelected justices have neutered the government’s ability to deal with the complexities of modern life, such as climate change, food and drug safety, AI, and social media.