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It’s not easy to predict US politics in a post-Roe world

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a passionate advocate for abortion rights, but she was also one of Roe v. Wade's most effective critics. "My criticism of Roe is that it seemed to have stopped the momentum on the side of change," she said, explaining that abortion rights ...

The fence: Which side are you on?

Now comes Justice Samuel Alito, the Princeton man and Eastern elitist who never met a woman he liked, save colleague Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court. He's a "justice" sitting in judgment on us. Known for his sharp and sour edge, Alito authored a 98-page "draft" opinion that ...

Feminist comedians should read before Tweeting

Celebrities are naturally popular on Twitter, but it's annoying that liberals -- who insist they believe in facts and science and experts and nuance -- demand exactly none of that from celebrities. A family member asked me for a friendly fact check after former "Saturday Night Live" cast ...

Democrats should look at the only partly cloudy side

Political seers confidently insist that Democrats are going to lose big in the upcoming midterms. On one hand, they may be right. On the other, they don't really know. On the third hand, Democrats do have reasons to hope the predictions of doom are overwrought. Here are three: One: The real ...

The truth about America’s second civil war

The Supreme Court's upcoming decision to reverse Roe v. Wade (an early draft of which was leaked Monday, May 2) doesn't ban abortions; it leaves the issue to the states. As a result, it will put another large brick in the growing wall separating Blue and Red America. Some say we're on the ...

Higher education is at a turning point

Hundreds of thousands of students have either dropped out of college or turned away from pursuing a college degree. The reasons are endless — the turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the lure of today’s job market, family members having to take a step back and care for parents or ...