OPEN THREAD: Be here now.

FLASHBACK: The Return of Patriarchy. “Across the globe, people are choosing to have fewer children or none at all. Governments are desperate to halt the trend, but their influence seems to stop at the bedroom door. Are some societies destined to become extinct? Hardly. It’s more likely that conservatives will inherit the Earth. Like it or not, a growing proportion of the next generation will be born into families who believe that father knows best.”

Related: Harrison Butker, Harbinger?

JOSH BLACKMAN: The Coming Judicial Nomination Wars On The Right. “Perhaps during a prior time, Whelan’s post would have been enough to stop the nomination. But here, Whelan’s post seems not to have had any effect on Trump’s decision making. Indeed, senior officials in DOJ rejected Whelan’s argument.”

The behavior of the judiciary in the first few months of Trump’s second term hasn’t boosted the position of the GOP legal establishment.

NAZIS ARE EVERYWHERE:

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, WHITE COURTESY PHONE PLEASE:

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