Uvalde, Buffalo Shootings Expose the Myth of the ‘Good Guy With a Gun’
The NRA has a romantic notion that a ‘good guy with a gun’ could stem mass shootings. In reality, it hasn’t worked out like that. Susan Milligan Link...
The Republican Embrace of the ‘Great Replacement’ Theory
A decade ago, the GOP recognized that it needed to diversify to win. Now, many of its members are implicitly defending a conspiracy theory aimed at keeping non-whites from the country entirely. Susan Milligan Link...
How Sex and Work Made Some Men Resent Roe
For some Roe v. Wade critics, it’s not about abortion itself but the way abortion freed women from being tied to family and work roles that kept them down. Susan Milligan Link...
Romance Between Business and the Republican Party Hits the Rocks
The party of business has turned on its benefactors. Susan Milligan Link...
DeSantis Takes On Disney With Taxpayers in the Middle
The Sunshine State took a dark turn this week amid bitter fights about race, elections and gender identity. But it’s a spat with Disney that’s really exposed Gov. Ron DeSantis. Susan Milligan Link...
Biden Sinks as Inflation Spikes, Imperiling Democrats’ Midterm Fortunes
The cost of a gallon of gas is now the barometer of how bad the November elections will be for the Democrats. Tim Smart Link...
Why Would Russian Troops Commit Atrocities in Ukraine?
Contempt for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has given way to global outrage over horrific acts – even war crimes. But what remains to be uncovered is who’s responsible. Paul D. Shinkman Link...
Clarence Thomas Recusal Drama Steers Supreme Court Into Jan. 6 Probe
In a plot out of a TV melodrama, the inquiry into the Jan. 6 attacks heated up this week with a disclosure that brought the integrity of the Supreme Court itself into the mix. Lisa Hagen Link...
Jackson Hearing Proves to be ‘Testing Ground’ for Republican Campaign Themes
Ketanji Jackson Brown’s Senate confirmation hearing wasn’t so much about getting answers from the Supreme Court nominee as it was about testing GOP issues for the elections. Susan Milligan Link...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings to Highlight a Missing Perspective on the Supreme Court
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court would add a different frame of reference on issues of equity that are poised to receive the justices’ consideration. Lisa Hagen Link...