We have officially entered 2024 election season (even though it feels like the 2022 election season never ended) — and the rhetoric from politicians and pundits is already heated. Unfortunately, it will only get worse. Mudslinging has long been a feature of politics, with verbal and ...
The 40th anniversary of MLK Jr. Day As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15, we once again honor the many contributions of Dr. King in the journey toward ending racial discrimination in this country. Among Dr. King’s many significant ...
by Noah Feldman There are several major social media cases facing the U.S. Supreme Court this term, all having to do with the First Amendment. The decisions the court issues will effectively create a new legal regime where none existed before. The first major issue, on the ...
The Republican Party, the party that for years has styled itself as the party of “family values” and “traditional marriage” has lost all credibility on these issues. Not only do polls show a huge majority of Republicans supporting the thrice-married, serial adulterer Donald Trump, ...
Tomorrow is Earth Day — the one day of the year we set aside to actively think about ways we can maintain and improve our planet. In each of the last three years, we’ve looked at Earth Day from a different angle: generational concern about climate change, the intersection of personal and ...
by David L. Nevins As often happens these days, last week a friend of mine was quite angry by something his member of Congress did and vented his dissatisfaction to me: “The problem with Congress is that these bums are accountable to no one. They do whatever they want and get away ...