It’s astonishing to see a regular Supreme Court journalist speak so matter-of-factly about the cynical planning of the justices themselves. The whole piece is excellent. It implicitly makes the case that the entire approach Dem / prog / left defense-oriented approach is on its last legs. That, in turn, suggests we need a new approach that focuses one the executive branch rather than the judiciary — including executive actions specifically against judges. Like Kavanaugh. Over that credit card debt thing and the failure to fully investigate the charges against him. But, more generally, make it clear that when you violate others’ rights on a large scale, you run real risks yourself.