Trump’s presidency makes the urgency of repairing the upper chamber all the more apparent.
Wendy J. Schiller
Wendy J. Schiller is a professor of political science at Brown University.
What Makes Sam Alito So Angry?
Irked by liberals from Princeton to Yale and the Justice Department to the Supreme Court, the conservative jurist finishes another term unbowed.
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If Graham Platner Won’t Quit, Democrats Need to Quit Him
The party cannot credibly defend women’s rights and the rule of law while standing behind a Senate nominee accused of rape.
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America at 250: An Idealist Without Illusions
For all of our understandable angst, let’s chart the good change since the Bicentennial.
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Trump’s Election Subversion Plans?
Which ones are most concerning, and how you can save democracy.
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A Narrowing Vision of America
The Supreme Court’s recent rulings and the “Great American State Fair” reflect twin Trumpian visions of who belongs in America.
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Independence Day, From Jefferson to Reagan to Trump
The 47th president has smashed norms, enriched himself, and even bungled cleaning the Reflecting Pool. But July 4 still survives.
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Budget Cuts, Deaths, and the First Anniversary of Trump’s Disastrous Budget
July 4 is America’s birthday and the first anniversary of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the health care cuts that followed.
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