A new book says polarization breeds impunity. But America’s worst injustices emerged when the parties got along too well.
Noah Berlatsky
Noah Berlatsky is a freelance writer in Chicago. His newsletter is Everything Is Horrible. .
Birthright Citizenship and the Making of Citizens
The Supreme Court case over Trump’s efforts to abolish birthright citizenship raises larger questions about blood, soil, and how we become Americans
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Some Declaration of Independence Charges Against King George Apply to Wannabe King Donald Trump
For the Semiquincentennial, Americans should reacquaint themselves with its indictment of monarchial power—and recognize its relevance.
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Birthright Citizenship: Supreme Court Could Create an Exploitable Noncitizen Class
Trump’s bid to strip birthright citizenship from millions is a moral, administrative, and legal catastrophe that the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted to prevent. That’s why he’s pursuing it.
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Women Are Getting Slammed in Trump’s Economy
Women are losing jobs, leaving the workforce, and reporting high levels of financial insecurity.
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Low Favorability? Fuhgeddaboudit. Democrats Are Crushing It at the Ballot Box
During Trump’s second term, Democrats have flipped 30 state legislative seats and ceded none.
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“ICE Is Too Bloated, Politicized, and Corrupt to Continue”
Mike Lofgren, the author, budget expert, and Monthly contributing writer, explains why a new Congress couldn’t simply fix Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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In Kentucky, Impeachment Threatens Judicial Independence
The state’s legislature, echoing Trump, could oust a judge not for misconduct such as accepting a bribe, but for her opinions from the bench.
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