Vote By Mail Is Safe—For Now
Vote-at-home pioneers Phil Keisling and Barbara Smith Warner weigh in on the long-term impacts of Trump’s campaign against vote by…
Law and Justice
admin Not Post-Literate Yet
Discouraging surveys and a semi-illiterate president notwithstanding, reports of the death of reading are exaggerated.
A Feminist Humanist’s Last Word
Gloria Steinem’s surprising and impossibly beautiful last book, “An Unexpected Life,” has lessons for us all.
If You Don’t Like Polls, Follow the Money
Campaign spending data from party-affiliated committees show that Democrats are playing offense in some surprising places.
Before the Fall
Last week’s Census Bureau report on the uninsured rate for 2025 is the last good news we’ll get for a…
The Precarious Future of Vote by Mail
Democracy’s defenders won round one, but Donald Trump has done plenty of damage to Americans’ faith in voting at home.
The Supreme Court Still Works as the Founders Intended
Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime appointment that just kept Trump from meddling…
The Case for a Shadow Court
Our constitutional system is being torn asunder. Enter the shadow court, an intriguing idea from Julie C. Suk.
Can the House Clerk Lead a Midterm Coup?
Could the Clerk of the House lead a midterm coup? Garrett Epps looks to 1863 and 1865 for warnings about…
Richard Nixon and Wild Horses: A Love Story
The disgraced late president was an unlikely champion of this symbol of the Wild West.