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From Red Guard to Red Hat: Trump’s Cultural Counterrevolution Against America
As the United States contends with an authoritarian retrenchment cloaked in electoral legitimacy, observers have reached for analogies.
Apr 21, 2025
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The Bus Was Real: Justice Alito’s Dissent in A.A.R.P. v. Trump Collides with the Record
In his dissent from the Supreme Court’s emergency injunction in A.A.R.P.
Apr 20, 2025
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Court Rebukes Government in Sharp Ruling Over Deportation to El Salvador
Fourth Circuit Warns Against Executive Overreach in Detention of Immigrant Deported in Violation of Withholding Order
Apr 18, 2025
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The American Gestapo: How ICE Became the Most Dangerous Agency in the U.S.
Apr 4, 2025
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Esther and the Silence: How Project Esther Is Turning a Sacred Story into a Weapon
Apr 15, 2025
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The Illusion of the Crown
Apr 6, 2025
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Antisemitism vs. Anti-Zionism: Drawing a Line Without Erasing the Truth
Apr 16, 2025
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NSPM-4 Shifts Border Control to Pentagon, Testing Limits of Civilian Rule
Apr 13, 2025
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Court Rebukes Government in Sharp Ruling Over Deportation to El Salvador
Apr 18, 2025
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Court Weighs White House Press Access in High-Stakes First Amendment Case
Appeals Judges Question Whether President Can Bar Journalists Based on Viewpoint
Apr 17, 2025
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Antisemitism vs. Anti-Zionism: Drawing a Line Without Erasing the Truth
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Esther and the Silence: How Project Esther Is Turning a Sacred Story into a Weapon
A civic response to the Heritage Foundation’s strategy against antisemitism and its implementation
Apr 15, 2025
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We are Witnessing the End of American Democracy
An Honest Letter to My Friends and Relatives
Apr 13, 2025
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NSPM-4 Shifts Border Control to Pentagon, Testing Limits of Civilian Rule
Yesterday, the President signed National Security Presidential Memorandum-4 (NSPM-4). On the surface, it may look like another routine border security…
Apr 13, 2025
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THE HOUR IS AT HAND
Last night, I watched Senator Chris Murphy take the Senate floor.
Apr 13, 2025
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The Republic Downsized: How DOGE Became the Guillotine of Government
In a republic of laws, institutions are not mere office space.
Apr 9, 2025
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