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May 29, 2019
Matt Ford
The Judges Who See Through Trump’s B.S.
The Supreme Court might buy the president's twisted legal theories, but the lower courts see more clearly.
May 24, 2019
Matt Ford
The Democrats Are Overthinking Trump’s Impeachment. Naturally.
They're scared that trying to remove him would backfire, but they're taking the wrong lessons from the past—and ignoring voters' wishes in the present.
May 23, 2019
Matt Ford
Make the IRS Great Again
Democrats could fund their ambitious policies if the agency enforced tax laws fairly, rather than targeting the poor more than the rich.
May 22, 2019
Matt Ford
A Presidency That Will Live in Infamy
While Washington debates Trump's legal maneuvers, his administration is committing acts of cruelty that dwarf impeachable offenses.
May 21, 2019
Matt Ford
Why Milkshaking Works
The far right fears nothing more than public humiliation.
May 20, 2019
Matt Ford
The Democrats’ Plan to Save Abortion Rights Is Full of Asterisks
Passing a federal law to enshrine Roe v. Wade would require control of the White House and Congress—and approval from the Supreme Court.
May 17, 2019
Matt Ford
The House of Roberts
If America is becoming a monarchy, it's not Trump who's king.
May 15, 2019
Matt Ford
The Very American Case of Robert Kraft and a Florida Prostitution Sting
The prosecution of the Patriots owner, and his recent legal victories, reveal deep flaws in the U.S. criminal justice system.
May 14, 2019
Matt Ford
This Is Not a “Constitutional Crisis”
Not yet, anyway. And American democracy faces a bigger problem than Trump's abuses of power.
May 13, 2019
Matt Ford
Andrew Yang’s Disjointed Plan to Reform American Democracy
The internet-savvy entrepreneur has some good ideas—and some questionable ones.
May 10, 2019
Matt Ford
Homelessness Is Not a Crime
Cities are increasingly punishing people who have nowhere to go—and few Americans, including Democrats, seem to care.
May 8, 2019
Matt Ford
The
Fox & Friends
Pardon for War Crimes
Trump absolved a former soldier who was convicted of murdering an Iraqi man. It's not the only time the president was swayed by Fox News.
May 7, 2019
Matt Ford
The Ignoble Afterlife of the Trump Staffer
John Kelly is the latest former official to cash in on his experience working for a corrupt and immoral administration.
May 6, 2019
Matt Ford
Waiting for Peak Trump
With the Russia investigation over, and an obsequious attorney general in his corner, the president may be truly unleashed.
May 1, 2019
Matt Ford
America Needs to Hear From Robert Mueller
After Attorney General Bill Barr’s misleading portrayal of the Russia investigation, it's critical that the special counsel testify to Congress.
May 1, 2019
Matt Ford
Cruel or Not, the Death Penalty Is Definitely Unusual
What the sentencing of Tiffany Moss, who starved her stepdaughter to death, tells us about capital punishment in 2019
April 30, 2019
Matt Ford
The RBG Election
Another four years of Trump will widen the conservative tilt of the Supreme Court. So why aren't the Democratic candidates talking about it?
April 29, 2019
Matt Ford
What Does Joe Biden Stand For, Exactly?
The former vice president has been renouncing much of his past, leaving little of his record to run on.
April 25, 2019
Matt Ford
Trump Is Building His Own Case For Impeachment
The president's actions this week are accomplishing what Democrats have failed to do.
April 24, 2019
Matt Ford
The Court of Supremely Bad Faith
This term, the conservative justices are dreaming up alternate realities to justify their preordained conclusions.
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