Queer Couples, Divorce, and Custody Rights

An ugly divorce exposes a gap in our legal structure.

Maybe Susan Collins Isn’t The Best Judge Of Character

The Senator from Maine once against demonstrates that she shouldn’t be prognosticating about people’s future actions.

Macron Wins Re-Election

The boring moderate beat the neo-Nazi with 58% of the vote.

A Toxic Mix of Overcharging And Punitive Bail

An extraordinary example shines light on coercive factors that incentivize plea deals

Capitol Rioter Convicted of Six Felonies

A former Virginia police officer has been found guilty, partly on the testimony of a former colleague.

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Another Aspect Of The Trial Tax

Some of the other costs that come with exercising a constitutional right

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CRT? Tired. Groomers? Wired!

The latest strategic moral panic from the far right

More Details On 7 Hours “Missing” From 1/6 White House Phone Logs

They’re not missing and that points to a systemic issue

Very Quickly, Putin’s War Is Likely To Get Even Uglier

The disintegrating military situation is leading to escalating brutality.

Is Putin Predictably Irrational?

Putin is a monster, but he may also be just as irrational as the rest of us.

Example of Why Individual Defense Advocates Are Rare on the Federal Bench

Republicans competing to see who can be the toughest on crime

The Children Must Be Protected!

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

Booster Hesitancy?

65 million Americans are fully vaccinated but just 35 percent are boosted.

CDC Lessens Quarantine Recommendations Despite Omicron’s Spread

The flurry of news around the new variant is dizzying.

Single-Seat Districts are a Huge Problem

Politicians controlling lines control voters (instead of voters controlling politicians).

Nobody Watches Cable News

A media critic argues we pay outsized attention to the goings-on at Fox, MSNBC, and CNN.

Omicron Cometh

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

Tab Clearing

Some stories worth your time.

Washington Post 6 January Report

A massive investigation into the Capitol riot looks at what came before, during, and after.

New York’s Sloppy Vote Counting

The combination of incompetence and a new system have the mayoral race in turmoil.

Engineers Warned of Condo Structural Damage

A tragic story gets more complicated.

Tab Clearing Friday

Quick takes from the week.

Schumer Apologizes for ‘Retarded’ Comment

Another case of word choice overriding intent.

Senator Joe Manchin Is A Stupid Ape

We’re all apes. And some are willfully stupid about their public duties.

Smart Designers Create Imperfect Rules

Even the smartest designers can’t anticipate all the flaws with the rules they write.

Demi Lovato’s Pronouns

The singer now wishes to be referred to as “they.”

Democrats Have 9 Point Advantage

49 percent of Americans lean Democratic, compared to 40 for Republicans. Yet a plurality identify as Independent.

Tuesday’s Forum

List Of School Shootings In The United States By Death Toll

Our current forms of collective action on guns have failed us.

President Joe Biden pets the Biden family dog Champ in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, prior to a bipartisan meeting with House and Senate members to discuss supply chains. President Joe Biden pets the Biden family dog Champ in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, prior to a bipartisan meeting with House and Senate members to discuss supply chains.

Biden Dog Not Banished After All

Major is a good boy who hardly ever bites anybody.

SCOTUS: States Can’t Ban Clergy from Death Chamber

A rather odd non-ruling during the non-session from America’s highest court.

The Pendulum Is Broken, Not Swinging

Historical precedents fall apart when we’re in a truly unprecedented time.

When You Base Your Position on a Lie, Yes, You are a Liar

And no, there aren’t always “two sides to every story.”

Dignity And Efficiency On Inauguration Day

Yesterday showed that Biden understands the “dignified” part of politics.

Patriotism Re-ennobled

President Biden masterfully used the pageantry of the day to shatter the self-asserted Trumpian monopoly on patriotism.

Biden’s Christianity, Lincoln, and the Truth of Who We Are

Biden’s America is a place and idea in which the trappings of empire or glory are ephemera in comparison with perennial human relationships—families; friendships; communities; schools; neighbors; partners.

American Grief And Denial

Press Coverage and Team Trump’s Coup Talk

Or, more accurately, the lack thereof.

Flynn Suggests a Coup

For those wondering what a textbook coup would look like.

The Scouring Of The Shire

Saruman’s rigid arrogance ultimately made him pathetic. Sound familiar?

GSA’s Certification Decision

Why did Emily Murphy finally do her job?

Will This Be The End Of False Equivalency?

The press’ abandonment of Bothsiderism is decades overdue.

The Great Disappointment

More Magical Thinking on Covid from the Trump Camp

The Chief of Staff wants to play pretend.

Headline Reaction

Wherein I revive an old blogging bit…

C-SPAN Suspends Scully

It turns out, he wasn’t hacked. (Spoiler: They’re never hacked.)

Thursday’s Forum

Trump’s Atypical COVID Care

The President is not like other people.

Balko on Breonna Taylor Case

A nuanced take on a complicated set of facts distorted in the public debate.