Betsy Dorminey, Author at The American Spectator

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Betsy Dorminey

Betsy Dorminey, Georgia state director of the Capitalist League, is a lawyer in Atlanta and an entrepreneur in Vermont. She served in the Reagan administration, has had several leadership roles in the Federalist Society, and is an informal inner circle member of the Kemp/Reagan Prosperity Caucus supply-side team.

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Political Hay

When Government Fails, Roll the Dice

by Betsy Dorminey | Jan 18, 2022

Dylan Matthews, writing in Vox, poses an excellent question: “Can randomly selected citizens govern better than elected officials?” Who knows?…

Campus Scenes

A Modest Proposal for the Ivy League

by Betsy Dorminey | Aug 15, 2021

In a recent New Yorker essay, staff writer Nicholas Lemann trembles at the thought of the end of affirmative action…

Blog

On Canceling Dr. Seuss

by Betsy Dorminey | Mar 1, 2021

I am sad. Sad I am. I cannot read Green Eggs and Ham. The eggs, through green, were not free-range….

Political Hay

Democrats Fear Democracy

by Betsy Dorminey | Feb 2, 2021

Every now and then insight strikes like a bolt from the blue, and suddenly everything is clear. That’s how it…

Constitutional Opinions

Judges Should Be Encouraged to Participate in the Federalist Society

by Betsy Dorminey | Jun 8, 2020

In The Art of War, Sun Tzu exhorts the reader to know the enemy. Those engaged in the latest attacks…

Technically Right

Trump and Michael Moore Are Right About Social Media Censorship

by Betsy Dorminey | May 29, 2020

Who knew film producer Michael Moore and President Donald Trump would find common ground on a major matter of public…

Dismal Science

‘Planet of the Humans’: Cronies and Capitalists

by Betsy Dorminey | Apr 30, 2020

In a review of the new documentary Planet of the Humans, the Guardian recently blared, “Climate experts call for ‘dangerous’ Michael…