An all-too-plausible scenario of how the GOP tried and failed to steal the midterms.
constitutional crisis
Posted inLaw and Justice
Congressional Republicans Could End Trump’s Madness
The Founders designed our democracy with a failsafe against would-be despots: impeachment.
Posted inHigher Education
Commencement Speakers, Don’t Ignore the Democracy in Crisis
The Class of 2026 is graduating into a democracy in freefall. Their speakers owe them more than recycled anecdotes.
Posted inFeatured
11 of Our Most Memorable Pieces from 2025
Revisit writing from this year that we’re proud to have run.
Posted inFeatured
11 of Our Most Memorable Pieces from 2025
Revisit writing from this year that we’re proud to have run.
Posted inPodcast
Supreme Court or Supreme Enablers?
A lopsided spate of unsigned rulings in favor of the Trump Administration betrays the Court’s bias and its abdication of the rule of the law.
Posted inPolitics
It’s a Good Thing Democrats Didn’t Pack the Courts
Without an independent judiciary, the Constitution would be no match for Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses.
Posted inPolitics
I’m a Law School Professor. Here’s What Keeps Me Up at Night
Doomscrolling scenarios like a Trump third term won’t happen. But what if this administration defies court orders?
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Fusillade of Tyrannical Orders
A radical dictum from the Office of Management and Budget is rescinded, but the chaos and lawlessness are still flagrant.
Posted inNewsletter
Protecting the Constitution the Washington Monthly Way
As a law professor and the magazine’s legal affairs editor, my phone doesn’t stop ringing during this constitutional crisis. Here’s how you can help.
