Call it the revenge of Tricky Dick

Former U.S. president Richard Nixon once said, 'Well, if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.' Two weeks ago, in a decision split along ideological lines, six of the nine U.S. justices ruled that a president does have immunity when he is acting in his official capacity. In other words, he is indeed above the law, rising to the status of what many commentators are calling a king. The times are, indeed, out of joint. Call it the revenge of Tricky Dick.

Opinion
BY MICHAEL HARRIS
July 8, 2024

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 8, 2024

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