Archive - The American Respondent

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 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

Antisemitism vs. Anti-Zionism: Drawing a Line Without Erasing the Truth

Apr 16 •

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 •

We are Witnessing the End of American Democracy

An Honest Letter to My Friends and Relatives

Apr 13 •

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 •

THE HOUR IS AT HAND

Last night, I watched Senator Chris Murphy take the Senate floor.

Apr 13 •

The Republic Downsized: How DOGE Became the Guillotine of Government

In a republic of laws, institutions are not mere office space.

Apr 9 •

Madison’s Nightmare

A Prophetic Lament from the Edge of the Republic

Apr 9 •

Supreme Court Issues Landmark Per Curiam Ruling Mandating Unconditional Habeas Corpus Rights

In an age where the swift arm of executive power reaches farther and faster than ever before, one legal instrument has long stood as the people’s…

Apr 8 •

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