Would Trump Consider a Court-Packing Scheme?
For some some conservatives, Trump’s dramatic reshaping of the courts has not been nearly sweeping enough.
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A Teen-Ager in Solitary Confinement
How Jermaine Gotham got caught up in a vicious cycle of violence, isolation, and untreated mental illness.
December 4, 2017
Republican Women in Alabama Sound Off on Roy Moore
“If that guy doesn’t think I need to be anywhere but the kitchen birthing babies, he can kiss my ass,” one member of the Alabama Republican Party said.
December 1, 2017
Even While Pleading Guilty, Michael Flynn Invokes His Idea of Service
Flynn said that admitting to lying about his contacts with the Russian ambassador was “a decision I made in the best interests of my family and of our country.”
December 1, 2017
How the Lawyer David Boies Turned a Young Novelist’s Sexual Past Against Her
Boies is famous for having high ideals in a profession that isn’t always known for them; more recently, however, questions have been raised about the tactics that he has employed when representing men in disputes with women.
December 1, 2017
Nancy Pelosi on John Conyers and Congress’s Sexual-Harassment Problem
The House Minority Leader finds herself in the middle of the unfolding national political uproar over male misbehavior.
November 30, 2017
How Rex Tillerson Wrecked the State Department
Tillerson’s vision as Secretary of State has been of a vastly diminished role for America in the world, and a more militarized one.
November 30, 2017
Trump, Britain First, and the Purveyors of Racism and Bigotry
Trump’s retweets of anti-Muslim videos from a far-right group, and his Administration’s defense of it, represents an unbelievable disordering of the political fabric.
November 30, 2017
How the Tariq Ramadan Scandal Derailed the #Balancetonporc Movement in France
A debate about the Islamic scholar’s treatment of women has been eclipsed by a discussion about how France’s intellectuals view Islam in French life.
November 29, 2017
Can Time Inc. Survive the Kochs?
The Kochs’ ownership stake in a mainstream media company may affect not just how the public thinks about politics but how it thinks about the Kochs.
November 28, 2017