What ‘parents’ rights’ is really about | Jamelle Bouie
The reality of the movement is that it is meant to empower a conservative, reactionary minority to dictate education to the rest of the community.
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But wait, there's more, to Kevin McCarthy’s deal with Republican radicals | Jamelle Bouie
Even after you exclude the MAGA radicals, you find a political party whose hostility to a broader, more equitable democracy is deep-seated and profound.
Supreme Court's legitimacy is on public's, and justices', minds | Jamelle Bouie
The court's conservative majority has gone far past where the public is, and the public is increasingly skeptical of the court’s power and influence.
The Electoral College will continue to bedevil us | Jamelle Bouie
The single most important reform we could make for our presidential elections is to end the Electoral College in its current form.
Manchin is a symptom, but it’s the Senate that’s sick | Jamelle Bouie
The institution was designed to keep the people in check — to put limits on the reach of democracy and the scope of representation.
A big win for patriarchal authority | Jamelle Bouie
The Republican ideal of a “pro-family” agenda is girded on traditional hierarchies. Reproductive autonomy weakens traditional gender hierarchies.
Beware the ruinous optimism of Democratic leaders | Jamelle Bouie
What’s missing from party leaders is any sense of urgency and crisis — any sense that our system is on the brink.
Mike and Ted’s excellent adventure in bending the Constitution for a coup | Jamelle Bouie
If the senators and other “constitutional conservatives” have any commitment to the Constitution, it is only to the letter of the document, not its spirit.
Ketanji Brown Jackson has her work cut out for her | Jamelle Bouie / Syndicated columnist
Americans fighting to defend their voting rights or reproductive rights or the right to live free of discrimination will not find many friends on this...