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It looks like the six Republican justices are ready to believe the lies told about affirmative action
Edward Blum’s corrupt faith in “colorblindness.”
Are law enforcement officers above the law? Yes. By how much? A new report tells us
Another and profitable layer of protection against police accountability.
DeSantis is Trump’s mini-me
The Republicans wish this cut-rate Don Jr. without giant veneers could be their future, but he’s just another wannabe.
Covid has shown us how badly our education system harms the republic when some kids in it are treated better than others
A country with a zero-sum attitude toward education is a country ill-equipped to respond with civic responsibility to a pandemic.
‘Voting is not limited to or guaranteed to citizens’
The difference between citizens and non-citizens isn’t what you think.
Why is the press ignoring the information gap pulling down Biden’s favorability despite the press having created it?
On Nate Cohn’s spurious analysis.
Tucker Carlson and Fox as ‘Fifth Column’ in the US, and other things you need to know about threats of war in Ukraine
“No invasion will be a minor incursion. It will cost lives and destroy communities. For Ukraine’s sake, I hope the west understands this.”
Dual sovereignty or double jeopardy?
A case with lasting implications for tribal authority.
Fake paperwork is just what federal investigators need to climb atop the conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election
In a group of nearly 60 people facing serious prison time, at least some of them will be willing to implicate the higher ups to save themselves.