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JAMELLE BOUIE
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There Is a Way to Make America Safe for Democracy
What if we let majoritarian democracy actually take root?
Jim Crow Should Have Made One Thing Clear
We don’t need foreign models to understand America’s authoritarian tendencies
This Is How to Put the Supreme Court in Its Place
Democrats in the 21st Century should not make the same mistake Republicans in the 19th Century did.
This Is What Happens When Election Deniers Let Their Freak Flag Fly
The 2020-was-rigged crowd has ambitious plans.
How a Still-Segregated Country Holds Us All Back
The legal scholar Aziz Rana examines the consequences of racial division.
The Constitution Is a Trump Enabler, and We Need to Reckon With That
We tend to equate American democracy with the Constitution, but our history makes it clear that the two are in tension with each other.
The Supreme Court Seems Awfully Nervous About Its Own Legitimacy
If justice after justice finds it necessary to defend the court’s power, what does that tell you?
Let’s Talk About the Economic Roots of White Supremacy
It’s not just about racism.
There Is a Way to Solve the Problem of Hyperpartisan Judges
Expand the federal judiciary.
Glenn Youngkin Is Playing a Dangerous Game
The governor believes he needs to cater to and actually support election questioners and deniers to have a shot at leading the Republican Party.