It’s a reminder that conservatives’ respect for the judiciary only extends as far as the courts let them entrench their own power.

A new history cuts against stereotypes, to show a region constantly changing—and whose future is up for grabs.

We’re entering a period of worldwide political disorder, says historian Gary Gerstle. What comes next is anyone’s guess.

The ritual of repeated “reckonings” hasn’t changed abuses by cops.

Legislative battles are fronts in a larger—and winnable—ideological war.

Confirmed as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, she now faces the paradox of being one of the most powerful people in the country but having little influence in her day-to-day job.

On the right, “grooming” is being teed up as the next CRT.

Two liberal interest groups—the ACLU and a coalition of public defenders—have waded into the high court’s upcoming concealed-carry decision, but on opposite sides.

Democrats scaled back their ambitions to create a measure that Republicans might support. If it fails, they’ll either have to break the filibuster—or give up.

Can the ideals of free speech and social justice be reconciled?

The Equality Act is languishing in Congress. It’s a familiar story.

We say we’re for it. We’ve never truly had it. These next few years will determine its fate.

While the Panthers have become a staple of pop culture, veteran members of the group remain invisible.

Recent reporting suggests that lawmakers across the country are ending a long-standing legal protection for police officers, but that isn’t quite true.

How we came to rely on the courts, instead of the democratic process, for justice

Moving beyond the Moses Complex

How could someone so telegenic, so witty, and skilled in politics have missed out on higher office?

The Capitol insurrection was born of a violent minoritarian tradition that is as American as apple pie—and it isn’t done yet.

How 150 years of apocalyptic agitation culminated in an insurrection

The two candidates hope to be Georgia’s first Jewish senator and Black senator, respectively—a reckoning that has been decades in the making.