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The Supreme Court and the Originalist Fallacy

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The Supreme Court and the Originalist Fallacy

As the Court’s conservative majority readies opinions on abortion and guns, they cling to the idea that we can know what the Founders meant. It’s not that simple.

By Garrett Epps

Republican Support for Ukraine Wavers Month by Month

Congressional Republicans backed Trump when he tried to extort Ukraine, then backed Kyiv at the war’s start. Now they are wavering again.

By Mike Lofgren

Will Merrick Garland Fire John Durham?

The special counsel was hired to show that poor Trump was a victim of foul play, but he’s come up with nothing and the attorney general has every reason to boot him.

By Margaret Carlson

Taking Liberties: How Alito's Abortion Opinion Distorts History

His leaked draft, overturning Roe v. Wade, likens itself to the heroic 1954 ruling overturning school segregation. The justice couldn’t be more wrong.

By Steve Luxenberg

On Guns and Inflation, Republicans Ignore the Rest of the World

Republicans’ dopiest claims are disproved by other countries. No wonder they look away.

By David Atkins

From the Magazine

Near the Mexican Border, Texas University Uses Value and Smarts to Help Students Stay Enrolled

By keeping tuition low and offering generous aid to its Hispanic student body, The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley has lessons for the rest of the country.

By Anne Kim

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