So-called “Constitution-First” Republicans are uncomfortable with Trump’s abuses of power. They could be the key to a pro-democracy coalition that cuts across party and ideology.
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Posted inIn Memoriam
The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026)
The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026). Among the first editors of this magazine, the celebrated author and progeny of Stanford White, had a tumultuous upbringing and a nuanced moral imagination.
Posted inPolitics
Great Britain’s Conservatives Are Screwing Up The Economy
Prime Minister Liz Truss and her chancellor of the exchequer are to blame. It could be a preview of what happens if Republicans take over in the U.S.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Conservative Supreme Court Justices V. Statutory Text, the Constitution, and Public Safety
When they struck down the Biden OSHA rule for COVID-19, the Chief Justice John Roberts and the high court’s conservatives ignored their own principles and put the rest of us at risk.
Posted inCollege Guide, Featured, Magazine, September/October 2021
The College Class Crisis
How inequities in higher education are ripping America apart.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
An Academic Theory Has Become the 21st Century’s Willie Horton
Contrary to what you’ve heard, Critical Race Theory, born at academic conferences, values diversity and healing. It does not mean what Republicans say it means.
Posted inHealth Care, Political Animal
Conservatives’ Relaxed Attitude About the Pandemic Will Not Last
Studies show that conservatives are more attuned to threats, so why are they acting blasé about this pandemic?
Posted inPolitical Animal
Conservatism Is White Identity Politics
Trump offers conservatives what they’ve always wanted.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2019
The False Promise of Reformish Conservatives
In 2012, I thought the GOP might ditch bigotry. Whoops.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2019
When Extremists Go Primetime
How did the far right get so mainstream?
