The Supreme Court Cleared the Way for the ‘President-King’—The Right’s Prize for 50 Years of Planning
During a 1977 series of interviews (for which he was paid handsomely), Richard Nixon, responding…
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In Speech to White Evangelical Broadcasters, Trump Lays Out his White Christian Nationalist Vision
I know, it’s easy to dismiss Trump’s extremist rhetoric as just another occasion of “Trump…
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The Key to Understanding the Federalist Society Isn’t Originalism — It’s This 800-Year Old Tradition
In the amicus brief he submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of the state…
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Authoritarian SCOTUS Didn’t ‘Just Happen’: As Roe Hangs By a Thread the Press Struggles with Context and Framing
In light of the likelihood that the GOP-stacked Supreme Court will rule in favor of…
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‘Landmark’ Speech From LDS Leader on LGBTQ Rights and Religious Freedom Was More Like a Sunnier Groundhog Day
On Friday evening at the University of Virginia, Dallin H. Oaks, the head of the…
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Vaccine Mandates are Constitutional; Religious Exemptions are Unnecessary and Harmful
The Spirit of 1776 was as much about science as it was about freedom. George…
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Can Democrats Question Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith? Yes! Should They? Well…
Let’s cut right to the paper chase, as it were. Amy Coney Barrett’s faith is…
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Why the Media and Democrats Should Reject the Christian Right’s Pearl-Clutching and Address Problematic Religious Views
America is trapped in an abusive relationship—not just with the pussy-grabbing President Donald Trump, our…
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Trump’s Nominee to Fill RBG’s Seat Is Unfit. By Definition.
The name will be announced later this week. The president, a former reality show host,…
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The Revelation of Kurt Andersen: With ‘Evil Geniuses’ a Media Mandarin Discovers Plutocracy
When I showed up at New York’s Judson Church in 1994 at least some of…
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