August 11, 2022
The Bland Ambition of Kevin McCarthy
The Bakersfield Republican has everything it takes to rise to the top in today’s GOP: zero interest in policy, relentless thirst for power, and slavish loyalty to Trump. If this man becomes speaker of the House—look out, America.
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June 13, 2022
Will Merrick Garland Defend Democracy?
He came in wanting to depoliticize the Justice Department. But does that mean letting an ex-president get away with subverting democracy?
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May 6, 2022
The Feigned Ignorance and Callous Indifference of the Supreme Court’s Anti-Roe Majority
The conservative justices are poised to demolish a half-century legal precedent on abortion rights—and they either don’t understand, or don’t care about, the anguish of unwanted pregnancy.
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February 10, 2022
Washington Is Not a Swamp
Ignore the lazy conventional wisdom. The nation’s capital is the most public-spirited city in the country. By far.
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January 3, 2022
Jamie Raskin, Democracy’s
Defender
How the Maryland representative became the man for this historical moment
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