Called a “compassionate mechanic,” the never-elected public servant is an unlikely top contender thanks to a tough-on-crime approach that says much about what voters want in America’s troubled post-pandemic cities.
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Bibi Wants to Break Israel’s Judiciary. Good Thing Biden Refused to Break Ours
The Israeli government wants to neuter the nation’s Supreme Court. If they’re smart, they’ll back off from such radical proposals, just as Democratic leaders did.
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Midterms: How Rival Regional Cultures Explain Our Sharp Divides
The polarized electorate isn’t blue/red or urban/rural. It’s the colonizing projects of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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After Biden’s Visit to Kyiv, Ukrainians Welcome U.S. Aid but Plead for More
Four Ukrainians I’ve gotten to know in the past year are diplomatic but firm. They need additional arms and know their fate is in the hands of a divided Washington.
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That Wisconsin Supreme Court Election is Here
Voters go to the polls today and again in April in what’s been called the most important election in the country.
Posted inBooks
How We Mourn Our Presidents
An anticipated new collection shows that when the nation buries a current or former president, it reveals much about America at the moment of their passing.
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The Importance of Norman Mailer
Sexist, violent, and a brazen self-promoter, the midcentury giant of the American novel is no longer in style, but he still has a lot to teach us.
Posted inLaw and Justice
It’s Clarence Thomas’s Court—and Lower Courts Are Saluting Him
Inside the ruling in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down a gun ban for those who have committed domestic violence.
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Republicans Took Over the North Carolina Supreme Court. Here’s What Happened.
After a change in justices, the court is ignoring precedent and taking aim at issues like redistricting and voter ID laws.
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McCarthy, Biden, and the Washington Snub
The House Speaker is reportedly still angry over a two-year-old incident with the president. It reminds anthropologists studying capital culture that real or perceived slights can drive policy and politics.
