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June 7, 2020
Osita Nwanevu
Tom Cotton and the Elite Media’s Dalliance With Illiberalism
How the elimination of constitutional rights became an irresistible argument in the world of mainstream ideas.
May 18, 2020
Libby Watson
The Deranged Civic Religion of the Lockdown Protesters
Furious at being denied their fast food and manicures, the “reopen America” rebels have invented a slew of new constitutional rights.
May 15, 2020
Matt Ford
Rebuilding the Constitution
American democracy is broken. Here’s how to fix it.
April 28, 2020
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Eyes an Escape Hatch From Trump’s Corruption
Faced with having to choose between the president and Congress, the justices want to permanently abdicate their role as adjudicators.
November 11, 2019
Magazine
Brianne Gorod
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Elizabeth Wydra
High Crimes
The in-depth case for Trump's impeachment
June 26, 2019
Matt Ford
Clarence Thomas’s Unprecedented America
The Justice has always shown a disregard for precedent, but with a shift in Supreme Court personnel, undoing progress could be the law of the land.
May 13, 2019
Matt Cameron
ICE’s Brazen Arrests Are Impeding Justice
Placing federal immigration agents in local courthouses is not only cruel and dangerous, it violates states' rights.
May 10, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump Declares War—on Accountability
The administration's moves to extend executive privilege, rebuff subpoenas, and challenge the courts are more than a rivalry between government branches.
February 20, 2019
Andrew Lanham
An Activist’s Fight for Citizenship
A new book traces the struggle over democracy, rights, race, and gender in Puerto Rico.
January 10, 2019
Matt Ford
It’s Not a National Emergency. It’s Also Not the Dawn of Dictatorship.
Trump's unprecedented plan to fund the border wall is enabled by decades of congressional negligence.
October 16, 2018
Lawrence Goldstone
How to Fix the Supreme Court: Weaken It
The nation's founders didn't want an all-powerful court, and the Constitution provides the means for restoring its lesser role in government.
June 14, 2018
Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Why the Equal Rights Amendment Still Matters
The push to enshrine women's rights in the Constitution is about to hit an important milestone. But can it overcome the political and legal obstacles?
March 28, 2018
Magazine
Win McCormack
Possession
How should we understand the history of political corruption in America?
February 23, 2018
Scott Lemieux
The GOP Is Scared of a Fair Fight
A battle over Pennsylvania's electoral map reveals the party's casual contempt for basic democratic norms.
February 1, 2018
Elizabeth Drew
Holding a President Accountable
Why it might be impossible in the age of Trump
January 12, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump’s Alarming Definition of Treason
The president accused two FBI agents of betraying the United States. The Founding Fathers would disagree.
November 20, 2017
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Timothy Shenk
Wonk Republic
The troubled rise of the technocrat
April 10, 2017
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Ganesh Sitaraman
Divided We Fall
The Founders knew that economic inequality would destroy America's democracy. So why can't the Constitution save us?
March 20, 2017
David H. Gans
Does Neil Gorsuch Believe in Liberty and Equality for All?
The judge's selective approach to constitutional originalism raises serious questions about his respect for the Second Founding after the Civil War.
February 20, 2017
David H. Gans
A Murdered Mexican Boy and the Abuse of American Power at the Border
The Supreme Court hears a case on Tuesday that has tremendous implications under the Trump administration.
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