John Chrastka of EveryLibrary, which fights for library budgets and against book bans, discusses libraries, their central role in our society, censorship—and those drag-queen story hours.
First Amendment
Posted inLaw and Justice
James Comey Is Insufferable. The Trump Charges Against Him Are Absurd
The former FBI director has been indicted for a threat spelled with seashells. Why this lawfare will falter.
Posted inHigher Education
The Higher Education Accreditation Wars Are Heating Up
As the Education Department, wisely, tries to reform the opaque, little-known accreditation world with proposed rules—and key negotiations this month—some stakeholders worry that the Trump administration will go too far.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Chiles v. Salazar: A New Frontier of Speech
In its 8–1 ruling on Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, the Supreme Court recast mental health care as protected expression.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Pentagon’s “Orwellian” Case Against Anthropic
A federal judge sided with the artificial intelligence company’s argument that the government violated its right to free speech, but the dispute is far from over.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s ICE Problem—and Ours
Thanks to conservative justices, the law doesn’t allow him to compel cities, like Minneapolis, to bow to his immigration orders, and so he used ICE thuggery. It backfired. Now what?
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Gay Conversion Therapy Case and Its Discontents
If the oral arguments earlier this month offer any indication, the Supreme Court will uphold the banned practice—and then some.
Posted inPolitics
Good News in a Bad Week
How Erika Kirk, King Charles, and Jimmy Kimmel brought a little relief from the Trump horror story.
Posted inPolitics
Surrendering to MAGA Isn’t Just a Broadcast Media Problem
Capitulation is everywhere.
Posted inPolitics
America Needs Social Media Sovereignty
America’s digital borders are wide open. And it’s Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk’s fault.
