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The Trump administration’s attack on birthright citizenship is a bid to rewrite the rules of constitutional interpretation itself, and Republicans should fear winning this fight.
The Brown decision has been interpreted as both empowering the government to protect historically oppressed Americans, and at the same time tying their hands with regards to ending a racial caste system.
While much remains uncertain, the rise of Zohran Mamdani illustrates the central role social media now plays in political campaigns. Capable of turning political outsiders into policymakers, social media shifts politicians’ interests toward the masses.
While the system of cash bail may be designed with good intentions, it is, in reality, little more than a “pay to play” scheme that allows individuals to trade money for freedom as they await their trial and verdict.
As the line between legal authority and political will blurs with each new confrontation, federalism remains a simultaneously central and unresolved force in American life.
The departure of California from the United States may seem implausible. However, a growing number of residents say they would vote for the state to become a nation independent of the United States.
