• circuitfarmer
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    22 hours ago

    Alito’s individual stock portfolio

    His what now?

    One issue we have now isn’t exactly insider trading: it’s that insider trading has been happening for so long that it feels like simply requiring no conflicts of interest, as should be standard operating procedure, now feels like inventing an entirely new system.

    And of course, we have to contend with all the people who are worried about disenfranching the people in these positions.

    Or, maybe, just maybe: the people who should be representing the public and running the country are those who would do so without worrying about their self-enrichment first.