Supreme Privilege
Trump Says Brett Kavanaugh Had a Drinking Problem in His Youth
Donald Trump, the brother of an alcoholic, thinks Brett Kavanaugh admitted to the Senate that he “did have difficulty as a young man with drink.”
Politics
New “Dark Money” Documentary Shines Light Into the Shadows Cast by the Super-Rich
You will never see more hopeful examples of how normal people can fight and win skirmishes with big money.
Election Insecurity
A Short History of U.S. Meddling in Foreign Elections
The U.S. cannot credibly criticize Russian interference in U.S. elections without conceding that the United States doesn't exactly have clean hands.
Ted Cruz Is Running as a Populist. Here's His Little-Known History as a Corporate Lobbyist.
Between his two stints in public service, then-lobbyist Ted Cruz used his connections from government work to help Google and other corporate clients.
How the Trump Era Lays Bare the Tension in the Marriage Between Conservatism and Capitalism
A new book charts how conservatives used to resist capitalism, but have completely given in. The politics of Donald Trump could loosen the bonds.
Voices
Pack the Supreme Court
There is a perfectly legal and viable solution to all this: Pack the Supreme Court. Pack it as soon as possible.
Supreme Privilege
“Our Silence Will Serve No One” — Alumni of Brett Kavanaugh's High School Urge Graduates to Share Information About Sexual Assaults
Georgetown Prep graduates, in a petition of support for Christine Blasey Ford, call for others to provide information on Brett Kavanaugh.
The Fake Public Comments Supporting a Bank Merger Are Coming From Inside the House
Joseph Otting, the head of a bank regulator, lobbied himself to approve a merger with a campaign that included fake comments to his own agency.
Supreme Privilege
The Unbearable Dishonesty of Brett Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh’s choice to lie about things that are easily disproved speaks to a kind of hubris, or entitlement, that’s fitting to someone of his pedigree.
Supreme Privilege
Here Are Five Questions the FBI Should Ask Mark Judge About Brett Kavanaugh
Mark Judge is accused of aiding a sexual assault on Christine Blasey Ford. He knows Brett Kavanaugh well and has agreed to talk with the FBI.