Voices
The Pandemic Brings Out the Authoritarian and the Libertarian in Us All. Can We Meet in the Middle?
It’s a powerful American ambivalence: on one hand, a punitive instinct; on the other, leave-me-alone individualism.
Politics
The Coronavirus Crisis
Two Female Reporters Refused to Let Trump Bully Them Into Silence, So He Ran Away
Two White House correspondents refused to let Donald Trump silence them, and a third declined his request to change the subject by asking him a new question.
Voices
The End of Michael Flynn's Prosecution Was Another Triumph for America's Autocrat-in-Chief
Press coverage of the Flynn case shows that the media has failed yet again to grasp the larger narrative of Donald Trump's presidency.
Conservatives Are Fighting a "No-Brainer" Ethics Rule Banning Judges From Joining the Federalist Society
It's “a no-brainer that a rule this modest ought to go through,” said Demand Justice Executive Director Brian Fallon.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As Trump and Biden Trade Anti-China Ads, Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Spike
“There’s a clear link between the rhetoric that’s being used and the increased harm to our community,” said John Yang of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC.
Kim Olson, Texas Congressional Candidate, Clashed With Teachers During Polarizing Tenure at Dallas School District
In her role as human resources head, Olson controversially said, “Most educators don’t understand leadership because that’s really not what is practiced."
Voices
With Tara Reade's Allegations, Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Only the Latest Chapter of America’s Accountability Problem
Biden has said, “I am not sorry for anything I have ever done."
The Coronavirus Crisis
Unmasked in Iowa: CEOs Who Came to Meet Pence in Masks Were Asked to Remove Them
Before Vice President Mike Pence arrived to meet food industry executives in Iowa on Friday, five of them were asked to remove the masks they were wearing.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Federal Whistleblower Office Asks HHS to Stay Removal of Rick Bright, Who Warned of Mask Shortage
A federal agency that investigates whistleblower complaints found “reasonable grounds” to conclude that Dr. Rick Bright was the subject of retaliation.
The Coronavirus Crisis
With Congressional “Abdication” Over Coronavirus, Ocasio-Cortez Says She Is Reduced to Lobbying for Burial Costs
Ocasio-Cortez spoke candidly about Congress’s “abdication” during the pandemic and what progressives need to demand before time runs out.