Can the president deploy the military inside the United States?
Here are the limits of presidential authority under the Constitution and federal law.
Why Trump’s comments on Kamala Harris’ Black identity miss the mark
The “one-drop rule” and America’s long history of racial classification.
Why Trump’s attacks on the NY jury are especially troubling
The former president frequently denounces U.S. institutions that don’t agree with him. But this is different.
Why Donald Trump is happy a Colorado judge called him an insurrectionist
What happens when Trump's 2024 candidacy confronts the 14th Amendment?
Why Democrats won’t outmaneuver Tommy Tuberville
There are risks to changing Senate rules.
150 years ago, Frederick Douglass predicted the United States’ dilemma today
Douglass foresaw three possible paths for an irreconcilably divided U.S. Which will it take this time?
Why do so few Black women serve in high-level federal posts?
My research finds that their confirmations take much longer than average, despite their excellent qualifications.