John Patrick Leary

@JohnPatLeary

No country has a right to exist, so what do people really mean when they say Israel does?

When you can turn it into a game show, a term has lost all political meaning.

The fact that politicians and institutions now prefer the word over “equality” is a warning sign.

It’s a toothless word that shies away from the root causes of inequality.

Many Americans worked through the worst of the pandemic in jobs that exposed them to Covid. These people are working still, as many others retreat to safety again amid the surge of the Delta variant.

Why so many white Americans claim to be “allies” in the fight for racial justice

They loathe any words that imply an obligation to their fellow human beings.

Politicians like Chris Christie have weaponized science to serve their agendas.

Long before Southern Democrats filibustered Civil Rights legislation, “filibusteros” were conquering slave territories for the United States.

Vigilante groups have taken up the trappings of the Revolutionary War to justify their insurrection.

The Capitol riot showed that our political system is just as frail and corruptible as any other.

Politicians love to bluster about saving “our democracy”—without acknowledging all the ways it’s broken.

The enduring struggle over who is deserving of political representation

Why we keep hoping in vain for a leader who won’t disappoint us

By invoking a nebulous “system,” companies manage to say as little as possible—and do even less.

Pre-lockdown life had its charms, but the pandemic has shown us how bad things really were.

Cops and media elites have long enforced a demand for peaceful protest, without any regard for what those words mean.

Whose work is indispensable in a pandemic?

The perpetual quest to win over real, unpretentious Americans