Boosting Civics Lessons Helps Strengthen Civil Discourse—And Democracy
We disagree so much in this country that it’s heartening to find an idea that nearly everybody supports—at least generally.
Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
Marbury v. Madison, the case that established the courts’ power to review the law, explained
In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall first expressed the principle that while Congress makes the laws and the president ...
The Latest: Hegseth says Ukraine must abandon hope of restoring pre-war borders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in ...
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The New York Times Is Complicit in Trump’s War on Transgender People
I’d like to give a very special fuck you to The New York Times and all of the other major newspapers that went out of their ...
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Republican lawmakers urge Trump to respect federal court rulings
GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly worried about the nation plunging into a constitutional crisis if Trump ignores court ...
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Government Can Be Downsized Without Destroying the Constitution
Even a somewhat informed observer might wonder why President Donald Trump and the Republicans, who control all three branches of government and both houses ...
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It’s a Good Thing Democrats Didn’t Pack the Courts
Without an independent judiciary, the Constitution would be no match for Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses.
Sotomayor Says Presidents Are Not Monarchs and Must Obey Rulings
Speaking in general terms at a Florida college and not naming President Trump, the Supreme Court justice’s remarks took on ...
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Are we in a constitutional crisis?
President Trump's blizzard of executive orders has run into a snowplow of legal challenges. There are dozens of cases ...