It’s been amazing to watch the outrage over the 1619 Project. That Trumpers are disgusted is fairly predictable, though one would hope that they would have just ignored it. But no, the teaching
In the eye of a hurricaneThere is quietFor just a momentA yellow sky When four CIA operators sailed into a hurricane… Spencer Ackerman is tough but fair on the legacy of HR McMaster. Just restar
Paul earlier linked to this Eric Levitz discussion of the gender gap in the American electorate that is now more like a gender grand canyon. It’s really fascinating, because Trump has MORE suppo
The problem with coups, if you are on the side of hating democracy, is that you have to be willing to kill your opponents in order to obtain power. Coups usually happen when the wealthy and armed don&
The New York Times has published an op-ed by that really lays the boots to the ultra-reactionary Roberts Court: But to paraphrase Churchill, such a maneuver is a bad idea, except for all the alternati
Submitted for your approval: (1) Biden wins the presidency by 15 million votes and the Dems take 54 Senate seats. (2) A week later Alito and/or Thomas announce their retirements. (3) ??? And don’
Politically speaking, American law schools do two things: they defend the social status quo, and they provide a platform for constant vicious reactionary attacks on that same status quo. The basic bat
This is the grave of Daniel Berrigan. Born in 1921 in Virginia, Minnesota, Berrigan and his siblings, including his little brother Philip, grew up in a strong Catholic and union household. The family