China
How China Is Rewriting the Norms of Human Rights
Tanner Larkin Mon, May 9, 2022, 11:22 AM
Beijing is promoting an alternative conceptualization as a form of "normfare" to challenge the liberal international order.
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Election Administration
The Danger of the Moment
Bob Bauer Mon, May 24, 2021, 3:01 PM
Donald Trump is promoting, and his party is using various means of achieving, a politicized electoral process in which politicians would have more power to direct the running of elections in their self-interest.
norms
Rules and Norms in the Trump Presidency: The Risks and Rewards of ‘Playing It Straight’ on the Inside
Bob Bauer Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 4:52 PM
James Comey famously does things his own way, and the Department of Justice inspector general has not approved. Having criticized the former FBI director’s handling of the Clinton email investigation, the inspector general most recently upbraided him for his use of “sensitive investigative information” in sounding an alarm about Donald Trump.
Executive Power
The Unintended Consequences of Enshrining Norms in Law
Bob Bauer Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 11:01 AM
Donald Trump’s disregard for governing norms is by now well established. It is partly but not entirely explained by his impulsiveness and lack of experience with government. A norm is, after all, a constraint on action: Norms are “guardrails” to support the lawful and ethical operation of the executive branch. And Trump has no patience for constraints.