I can’t come up with a better punchline than this: https://t.co/ff9z2PI2YR pic.twitter.com/qyTbYdtv1Z — southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 20, 2019
Author: Scott Lemieux
As Erik observed, conservatives and “libertarians” continue to be upset about the 1619 project, not because they have any empirical or substantive objection but because they object to doin
This story about the aftermath of ICE’s mass detentions in Mississippi is excellent: Welcome to this city of babysitters, where the sudden disappearance of hundreds of working adults has pulled
I wish I was making this up: Former powerful political pundit and author Mark Halperin has recently signed a deal to publish a book on Trump-era political strategy, his first major project since his career derailed in October 2017 amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct and harassment. As first reported by Politico Playbook, the disgraced […]
Two good stories about Stephen Miller, the guy directing immigration policy for the United States. Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey: Last spring, with border crossings rising, Miller helped devise the “z
Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that he won the “Michigan Man of the Year” award. He has never won this award, not least because it does not exist. David Roth has a good piece on the
Let’s check in on the senior senator from the nation’s second-largest state: OK, but this is just a particularly dumb variant of the “how can there be global warming — it’s snowing outside!” argument that is a staple for climate denialists. Cornyn also specializes in telling baldfaced lies about Republican positions on healthcare, but this […]
This was a policy choice the Trump administration made: After local Guatemalan officials burned down an environmental activist’s home, he decided to leave his village behind and flee to the United S
Sheldon Whitehouse and four other senators have submitted an amicus brief accurately describing the current Supreme Court majority: Whitehouse is one of five senators (the others are Sens. Mazie Hiron
This problem is going to get worse before it gets better: In July of 2017, according to a study by American Public Media, the secretary of state’s office, under a “use it or lose it” policy, and allegedly as part of an effort to prevent voter fraud, cancelled the registrations of a hundred thousand voters […]
The Times has a good series of essays for the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. This one about the entwining of slavery and particularly brutal forms of capitalism that have rema
Behold the glories of the American criminal justice system: The court again cited my Reason work on Hayne going back to 2007 to rule that questions about Hayne's credibility aren't new, and th