RFK’s ‘mom army’ has landed on the shores of the political world
For decades, mothers (and all parents) in our country felt that they did not have a true champion by their side in government ...
Hungary's transformation into an 'electoral autocracy' has parallels to Trump's second term
U.S. conservatives have looked to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as an inspiration for a right-wing America, and the prime minister ...
Foreign Affairs1d
The Roots of South Korea’s Political Crisis
Less than two weeks later, with South Korea’s highest court still reviewing Yoon’s case, acting President Han Duck-soo was ...
The Christian Century1d
What is active citizenship in the era of rule by decree?
The courts may continue to intervene, as some already have, and it is likely that the administration will often lose in those ...
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
As President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt ...
The Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional Crisis
An increasingly influential group of conservative scholars has some drastic ideas about the president’s power.
Democrats need a new message: ‘Blame Republicans’
Republicans are responsible for everything that happens from now on. All the unintended consequences, government shutdowns ...
Donald Trump’s multifront offensive threatens constitutional order and political stability
With the Republicans holding majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives, the resistance to the Trump ...
Trump Targets an Ideal Born of a President’s Murder
The act of violence almost 150 years ago effectively gave birth to the civil service, that class of nonpartisan experts who ...
kottke.org1d
Is This the End of the American Constitution?
Jamelle Bouie has started posting video essays on his YouTube channel about the current US political crisis. His latest one ...
Opinion
Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views
Those hired in their stead will be vetted by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, thanks to a new executive order. Last week, two sets of FBI employees filed the first lawsuits ...