The GOP’s War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion The GOP’s War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion
It’s an irony so delicious I hope Alanis Morissette writes a song about it.
Mar 24, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Corporate America Is No Longer Pretending to Care About Diversity Corporate America Is No Longer Pretending to Care About Diversity
In what should be a surprise to no one, corporations are quietly trimming the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” teams they loudly championed in 2020.
Mar 22, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice
Georgia DA Fani Willis is expected to announce whether she’ll bring charges against Trump any day. The only question—what happens after that?
Mar 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American
Judge Kyle Duncan lashed out at students who protested his appearance at Stanford Law School, but shouting at political figures is our most protected speech right.
Mar 15, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies
The Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit has placed the network in real legal jeopardy, and even its friends might not bail it out this time.
Mar 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump
The special counsel may indict Trump for something, but it’s already too late to stop him from running for president again.
Mar 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Just Heard 2 Cases That Could Break the Internet The Supreme Court Just Heard 2 Cases That Could Break the Internet
At the heart of the cases is whether social media companies like YouTube and Twitter should be held accountable for their users’ posts.
Feb 23, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Real Problem With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Call for a “National Divorce” The Real Problem With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Call for a “National Divorce”
For Greene, "divorce" is just another word for secession—and now, as then, it has everything to do with white supremacy.
Feb 22, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Can’t Even Agree on a Code of Ethics for Itself The Supreme Court Can’t Even Agree on a Code of Ethics for Itself
Since the high court won’t police itself, it’s time for someone else to institute ethics reform for it—no matter what the naysayers argue.
Feb 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic
(Rather than a cohort of extremists that ignores judicial precedent and makes up facts to suit its agenda.)
Feb 10, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal