One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him
Everything about Neely’s death is a symptom of our collective rot—from the way we treat poverty as a crime to the way we treat soldiers as weapons that can be stowed.
May 4, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Tennessee Republicans Are Showing Exactly How Deep American Racism Goes Tennessee Republicans Are Showing Exactly How Deep American Racism Goes
The Republicans’ attempt to push two Black legislators out of the Tennessee statehouse was an object lesson in bigotry.
May 3, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
Democrats Respond to the Festering Supreme Court Rot by… Calling a Hearing Democrats Respond to the Festering Supreme Court Rot by… Calling a Hearing
It’s time for Congress to start treating the Supreme Court like it's subject to law, not to the ethically compromised whims of its nine members.
Apr 28, 2023 / Elie Mystal
What I’ll Remember Most About Tucker Carlson? His Ability to Unleash the Haters. What I’ll Remember Most About Tucker Carlson? His Ability to Unleash the Haters.
Like so many others, I still bear the psychic scars of Carlson’s drive to stir up his base. But that drive had nothing to do with why Fox fired him.
Apr 26, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Has Preserved Access to the Abortion Pill—Over Alito’s Salty Objection The Supreme Court Has Preserved Access to the Abortion Pill—Over Alito’s Salty Objection
The ruling, which stays a nationwide ban on mifepristone by a rogue Texas judge, is a rare, if perhaps temporary, victory.
Apr 21, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox. The Lesson of the Dominion Suit? Corporations Won’t Save Us From Fox.
The Dominion settlement is disappointing, but our legal system isn’t designed to take down corporate media giants.
Apr 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Fifth Circuit’s Abortion Pill Ruling Was All About Sowing Confusion The Fifth Circuit’s Abortion Pill Ruling Was All About Sowing Confusion
While the decision partially overturned an earlier ruling banning the sale of mifepristone, it also reaffirmed some of that ruling’s more troubling and dangerous logic.
Apr 14, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Trump Is Fighting His Indictment Like a Lawless Thug Trump Is Fighting His Indictment Like a Lawless Thug
He would rather threaten violence outside of a courthouse than make a reasonable argument inside of one.
Apr 13, 2023 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
Clarence Thomas Doesn’t Have to Be Bribed to Shred Basic Rights and Democracy Clarence Thomas Doesn’t Have to Be Bribed to Shred Basic Rights and Democracy
Thomas probably didn’t change any of his votes after island-hopping with Harlan Crow, but that doesn’t make the jaunts any less troubling.
Apr 11, 2023 / Elie Mystal
A Zealot Judge Has Ordered a Nationwide Abortion Pill Ban A Zealot Judge Has Ordered a Nationwide Abortion Pill Ban
Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling threw the fate of mifepristone into question. The case is likely headed to the Supreme Court within days.
Apr 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal