Law
The Border President
Trump v. Hawaii is not about religion. It’s about the president’s unlimited power at the border.
Peace Regimes
Trump has promised a Korean “peace regime.” But whose peace is being insured? And who is subject to its imposition?
Don’t Let Them Eat Cake
The Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling continues a terrible trend of valuing businesses more than employees and customers.
Cambridge Analytica Is Dead, Long Live Our Data
Were data crimes perpetrated against U.S. voters? We are about to know a lot more.
The App that Makes You a Terrorist
In the Turkish government’s rush to root out conspirators, the threshold for guilt is low.
The Border Is Not a Wall
It is an ever-widening surveillance zone that turns borderland citizens into guardians of the state.
The “Active Shooter” Is the State
We must resist the militarization of our state, our communities, and our psyches and act as allies to those most harmed by violence.
Brazilian Democracy in Peril
Brazil has been in disarray since 2016’s presidential impeachment, but after the murder of the country’s most exciting progressive politician, Brazilians must decide whether to be outraged or resigned.
On the Presidential First Use of Nuclear Weapons
What differentiates the crimes of a terrorist, hacker, or non-state actor from those of a president who launches a nuclear weapon?
Immigrants Welcome*
Trump’s Muslim ban was not just an aberration. U.S. citizenship has long been predicated on whiteness as it was understood in 1790.
Exceptional Victims
The resistance to the Vietnam War was the most diverse and dynamic antiwar movement in U.S. history. We have all but forgotten it today.
Who Gets the Right to Stay?
The moral right of states to apprehend and deport irregular migrants erodes with the passage of time.
The Man from Kasimpasa
Erdogan is all too easily labelled a populist. But the reasons for his popularity are more complicated.
For American Corporations, Winning Is Not Enough
Standing Rock shows us that businesses don’t simply silence protestors, they also discredit and bankrupt them.
The Untold Story of Mass Incarceration
Reform can’t succeed unless we understand the complex political forces behind the expansion of the carceral state.
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