What Trump Has to Say on America’s 250th Birthday Won’t Top Coolidge and Ford
The history of semicentennial presidential oratory is limited but Trump’s July 4 semiquincentennial remarks will be a low point in…
Law and Justice
admin The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Trans Rights
SCOTUS upheld bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports, sidestepping evidence and narrowing its own logic on trans discrimination.
Our National Parks Deserve Better Than Trump
A comprehensive report on Trump’s raiding of the National Park Service's funds to pay for his gaudy, gold-leaf D.C. makeover.
The Washington Monthly Was Right About Egg Prices
The press believed the spike in egg prices was due to supply. Now that the industry has settled, the Monthly's…
The Fight in the Democratic Party Is Not Left vs. Center, But Left vs. Left
DSA's recent string of left-wing primary upsets has been framed as a revolt against Democratic moderates. But the defeated were…
Roberts Slays Trump’s Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the majority opinion in Barbara v. Trump, the “birthright...
The Heritage Foundation’s Troubling “Pro-Natalist” Agenda
The right-wing organization blames “feminism” for falling fertility rates. Not surprisingly, its “solutions” are hostile to women.
The Roberts Court and the Disappearing Congress
In the Slaughter case, the Roberts Court ignored the Founders, discarded precedent, and expanded executive power.
The Onrushing Uninsurance Crisis
GOP health care cuts are pushing millions off Obamacare and Medicaid, driving up the uninsured rate and raising costs for…
The Clouds Behind the Supreme Court’s Common-Sense Ruling on Postmarked Ballots
A 5-4 court allowed mail-in ballots postmarked on election day to be counted, but exaggerated fears of “voter fraud” loomed…