The special counsel was hired to show that poor Trump was a victim of foul play, but he’s come up with nothing and the attorney general has every reason to boot him.
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Republican Support for Ukraine Wavers Month by Month
Congressional Republicans backed Trump when he tried to extort Ukraine, then backed Kyiv at the war’s start. Now they are wavering again.
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On Guns and Inflation, Republicans Ignore the Rest of the World
Republicans’ dopiest claims are disproved by other countries. No wonder they look away.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Taking Liberties: How Alito’s Abortion Opinion Distorts History
His leaked draft, overturning Roe v. Wade, likens itself to the heroic 1954 ruling overturning school segregation. The justice couldn’t be more wrong.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court and the Originalist Fallacy
As the Court’s conservative majority readies opinions on abortion and guns, they cling to the idea that we can know what the Founders meant. It’s not that simple.
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Is This The Mike Pence Moment? (Really.)
The pious vice president backed the winner in Georgia, has MAGA cred from sucking up to Trump and helped save the Republic on January 6. Some Republicans might like it.
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The Deeply Flawed Narrative That Joe Biden Bought
Left critics and self-hating Democrats believe that Obama was a Republican-indulging compromiser. So did Biden and his appointees, who were determined to outdo Obama using narrow Democratic control of Congress. Why they blew it.
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Want Free College? Look to West Virginia.
The Mountaineer State is the first in the nation to waive tuition for AmeriCorps members.
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There’s No Magic Trick That Can Save Abortion Rights
Some Roe v. Wade defenders hope that stripping the Supreme Court of authority to hear abortion cases can save the day. Two legal scholars explain why it can’t.
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Madeleine Albright’s Fascism Warning Is More Pertinent Than Ever
The anti-abortion, book-banning, and Disney-bashing policies in red states have all the authoritarian hallmarks.
