Patriot Games
Trump’s attack on a Muslim congresswoman, and his border follies, beg difficult questions about American notions of patriotism.
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What the Teapot Dome Scandal Has to Do With Trump’s Tax Returns
A 1920s scandal led to a Supreme Court ruling that still applies today. -
Cruel and Usual: The Eighth Amendment Turned Upside Down
Judges and jailers are deploying mercilessness as policy and practice. -
The Sheer Weirdness of an Illegal Inaugural
Trump’s team may have violated some of the few campaign finance regulations that still apply to inaugural committees. -
On the Tower of Babble That Followed the Mueller Report
Trump and Barr played the networks, again, by spinning the secret document. -
A Bayh-Gone Era
Birch Bayh’s passing reminds us of a time in American history when major constitutional reforms seemed possible. -
Still Waiting for the Mueller Report
The need for the entire report to be made public has only been made more urgent by President Trump’s recent series of attacks on the very idea of the investigation. -
Beware of Scam PACs in This Crowded Presidential Field
People are pretending to fundraise for political candidates while enriching themselves, argues Brennan Center Fellow Ciara Torres-Spelliscy. -
When a Bill to Revive Democracy Is Called an Ode to Socialism
The Republican response to the For the People Act is ultimately about white supremacy, argues Brennan Center Fellow Andrew Cohen. -
What Trump Should Have Learned from His Aborted 2012 Presidential Run
Trump may have been a co-conspirator in Michael Cohen’s campaign finance crimes, argues Brennan Center Fellow Ciara Torres-Spelliscy.
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