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After teaching and writing about constitutional law for 50 yrs, it seemed time for me to reach beyond Harvard’s walls — to spread understanding and appreciation of the rule of law, of justice as fairness, and of a republic if we can keep it
“Resolve comes in many forms. Cartoon bullies do not inevitably prevail. If individuals and institutions can muster that resolve in far greater numbers, neither will this President.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
As a Presidential candidate, Donald Trump made his world view plain: there was “us” and there was “them.” Once he was in the White House, the fear factor would prevail.
For all (including me) who have forgotten what truly great journalism looks like: www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...
A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb. Survivors wonder why they lived when so many others died.
Look at this if you need a jolt of awe and wonder!
The view from the International Space Station as an aurora meets the sunrise in space.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ordered the ICE raids that terrorized LA to stop.
Over to you, Chief Justice Roberts!
Bass: We just heard that the administration’s experiment failed. The raids that were happening in Los Angeles—the random pulling and snatching of people off the streets based on the language they spoke, their appearance, where they work—the court has said that can no longer happen.
Why counter-gerrymandering is both necessary and justified: this authoritarian move by Trump and his loyal, compliant red state followers in places like Texas has to be met without hesitation: The very survival of our republic is at stake in this moment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...
Trump 101: Don’t bring the King bad news, especially if it’s true, unless you’re tired of having your head attached to your body
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
This vendor wasn’t being antisemitic or antiTrump but just antiDersh, a category all its own. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/01/m...
In these tense political times, even visits to farmer's markets can cause controversy.
Great piece by Steve Vladeck, though it was a bit like shooting fish in a barrel. The argument these academics are making is pure BS, as Vladek easily shows.
With ICE increasingly seen as the front line of a growing police state, people all over the country are looking for ways to stand up to it
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan of the DC Circuit should promptly toss out this ludicrous complaint filed by Trump’s toady @agpambondi.govpeeps.com against DC District Court Chief Judge Boasberg for his supposed “misconduct”
www.stevevladeck.com/p/170-dojs-r...
DOJ's complaint that Chief Judge Boasberg engaged in "misconduct" would be laughably stupid if it didn't reflect such a transparently obvious and dangerous attempt to delegitimize the federal courts.
