Following a years-long surge in illegal immigration, the Trump administration is poised to challenge a longstanding but legally fraught practice: counting illegal aliens in the U.S. census. President Trump tried to end the practice during his first term, but President Biden overturned his predecessor’s policy before it was implemented. Now, buoyed by red state attorneys… Continue reading Who Counts? Trump Poised To Try To Remove Noncitizens From Census
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During Pride Month Public Libraries Become Centers for Queer Resistance
This article contains graphic descriptions that may not be suitable for all readers. Parental discretion is advised. RALEIGH, N.C. – Like public libraries across the country, branches in North Carolina’s capital city turn rainbow-hued each June in celebration of Pride Month. Festive book displays featuring “queer-themed” titles written for all ages – from toddlers to… Continue reading During Pride Month Public Libraries Become Centers for Queer Resistance
Why Didn’t We Know Randi Weingarten Was a DNC Member?
Teachers’ union boss Randi Weingarten publicly resigned from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) this weekend and the overwhelming response seems to be one of surprise that she was on the committee at all. How is it that education reporters and the media at large rarely, if ever, mentioned that she served as an at-large member of the DNC… Continue reading Why Didn’t We Know Randi Weingarten Was a DNC Member?
‘Enemy of Our Enemy’: Why the Far-Right Calls for a ‘Free Palestine’
The far-left activist who murdered two people outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. last month, and the Egyptian illegal immigrant who hurled Molotov cocktails at pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder this month shouted the same slogan: Free Palestine. In a troubling twist, their anti-Israel messages are being echoed by hatemongers at the opposite end of… Continue reading ‘Enemy of Our Enemy’: Why the Far-Right Calls for a ‘Free Palestine’
Mark Rutte’s Mission To Keep NATO United and Strong
At the White House in March, President Trump asked NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte whether his current position is tougher than his former job as prime minister of the Netherlands. Though “Dutch politics are brutal,” Rutte said, “this job is quite tough.” Rutte, who took over as NATO chief last October, is tasked with steering the… Continue reading Mark Rutte’s Mission To Keep NATO United and Strong
Would Thomas Jefferson Defund Harvard University?
Thomas Jefferson—author of the Declaration of Independence, our third president, and the founder of the University of Virginia—believed deeply in the power of education to serve a free society. For him, a university was not merely a place to learn facts—it was a training ground for citizens and leaders, guided by reason, liberty, and the pursuit… Continue reading Would Thomas Jefferson Defund Harvard University?
Something Is Deeply Wrong at Harvard
Something is deeply wrong at Harvard. Not just a moral failing. Not just a bureaucratic stumble. But an existential crisis in broad daylight, unfolding as the nation watches the university’s leadership capitulate to ideological radicals while its reputation, and its soul, bleed out. As a Palestinian human rights activist, I have visited the campus numerous… Continue reading Something Is Deeply Wrong at Harvard
Tipping the Scales: Why So Many Cases Against Trump Are Heard by Democrat-Appointed Judges
As the Trump administration faces substantial pushback in the courts, including an unprecedented wave of nationwide injunctions halting its policies, some are claiming that his opponents are tilting the scales of justice by selectively bringing their lawsuits before sympathetic courts in a practice called “forum shopping.” They note that three-quarters of the lower court justices… Continue reading Tipping the Scales: Why So Many Cases Against Trump Are Heard by Democrat-Appointed Judges
The Rule of Law: A Visit to Immigration Court
NEW ORLEANS—In drab, windowless rooms strung along a tight corridor, migrants who have flooded into the United States in recent years trickle before immigration judges each weekday morning. These makeshift courtrooms are a far cry from the scorched border with Mexico and busy ports and airports through which these millions of immigrants have entered the… Continue reading The Rule of Law: A Visit to Immigration Court
James Madison’s Appeal to Reasonable Discourse
On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose before Congress and performed an about-face. The founder who had opposed the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution conceded to pressure from advocates of adding amendments to protect Americans against abuses of government power. He gave a speech in which he defended amendments he never… Continue reading James Madison’s Appeal to Reasonable Discourse