SWEET CRUELTYThe Performative Sadism of Ron DeSantisThe Florida governor and MAGA heir is betting his political future on hurting vulnerable people to own the libs.David R. Lurie
LOOSE CANNONTrump-Appointed Judge’s ‘Originalist’ Claim Is Absurd“Conservative jurisprudence has devolved into a brazen power grab.”David R. Lurie
PATIENCEHold Your Horses, a Trump Indictment Isn’t a Sure ThingIt may seem like the walls will finally close in on the ex-president any minute, but any prosecution of his many crimes will take some time (if it happens at all).David R. Lurie
DOG CATCHES CARRepublicans Finally Got What They Wanted. They’ll Regret It.The majority of Americans want abortion rights to stay. Now the GOP will soon learn the political cost of this victory.David R. Lurie
WARNING SHOTThe Supreme Court Is Democracy’s Enemy NowIn the build-up to the Civil War and again during the New Deal, the Court stood athwart democracy and yelled “halt!” A newly empowered conservative majority is at it again today.David R. Lurie
‘I LOVE IT’Jan. 6 Was Just the Start of Radicalizing Trump’s GOP Even if Trump didn’t order the coup attempt, his supporters knew they were doing what he wanted.David R. Lurie
DEAD WRONGRon DeSantis Is on Team COVIDThe Florida governor has been waging a war on public health, with predictably horrifying results. David R. Lurie
WHAT A MESSBarr’s Still Corrupting Justice. Garland’s Letting Him.Letting Durham’s weak case continue sets a bad, potentially dangerous, precedent for future abuses of prosecutorial power.David R. Lurie
HISTORY LESSONThe Way for Biden to WinJRB can follow FDR and LBJ’s path and use the power of the federal government to push back against governors and judges opposing the public interest during a national emergency. David R. Lurie
HOMICIDAL ELEGYThese Shameless Republicans Are Desperate to Outlast TrumpTrump lives in fear of the vapers and lunatics who support him, and ambitious GOP politicians live in fear of Trump. David R. Lurie