It’s Long Past Time for Universities to Take Antisemitism Seriously

The number of minutes I spent over the weekend being angry about the resignation of Liz Magill, who stepped down as president of the University of Pennsylvania Saturday, was precisely zero. Yes, I hate to see conservative donors, in this Continue reading It’s Long Past Time for Universities to Take Antisemitism
Seriously

Trump Wastes No Time Going on Crazed Rant After Lifted Gag Order

Donald Trump was back to attacking New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron’s law clerk just hours after an appellate court suspended the gag order in his New York bank fraud trial. In a post made on Truth Social Thursday Continue reading Trump Wastes No Time Going on Crazed Rant After Lifted Gag Order

Day 21: Republicans Lose Their House Speaker Pick in Record Time

In July, the Biden administration skirted expectations when it canceled $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 Americans, just weeks after an ultraconservative Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to shoot down Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan, which would Continue reading Day 21: Republicans Lose Their House Speaker Pick in Record Time

Good News! You May Be Able to Watch a Judge Say “Guilty” to Trump in Real Time

The 20 Republican representatives who voted against Jordan are Don Bacon, Ken Buck, Lori Chavez-DeRember, Anthony D’Esposito, Mario Diaz Balart, Jake Ellzey, Andrew Garbarino, Kay Granger, Carlos Giminez, Vicente Gonzales, John James, Doug LaMalfa, Mike Lawler, Mike Kelly, Jen Kiggans, Continue reading Good News! You May Be Able to Watch a Judge Say “Guilty” to Trump in Real Time

McCarthy Allies Are Taking Revenge on Democrats—One Office at a Time

Depending on how many people show up for the final vote, McCarthy can only afford to lose between four to six Republicans. So McCarthy’s best bet is to win over some of the aforementioned lawmakers. Burchett is the only Republican Continue reading McCarthy Allies Are Taking Revenge on Democrats—One Office at a Time

A Right-Wing Judge Aims to Undo Free Speech, One Drag Show at a Time

The judge pointed to two areas where the Supreme Court has shifted things towards a history-and-tradition test in recent years: the 2019 case American Legion v. American Humanist Association, which involved the Establishment Clause, and New York State Rifle & Continue reading A Right-Wing Judge Aims to Undo Free Speech, One Drag Show at a Time