I have been thinking about this for a while now, and I want to lay it out carefully, because I think it is one of the more uncomfortable truths in American politics, the truth that we, as a country, have developed a habit of treating accusations against politicians as credible or not credible based almostContinue reading “Believing the Accuser Should Not Depend on Which Team They’re Accusing”
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Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE
One prediction I have about American politics is that eventually a significant portion of the MAGA movement is going to turn on ICE. Not all of them, of course. Political movements are rarely unanimous about anything. But I think there will come a moment when many of the same people who today defend ICE, praiseContinue reading “Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE”
Why ICE Killing an American Citizen Is Bad, Why It’s Dangerous for Everyone, How They Disregard Law, and Why Media Coverage Is Failing Us
The killing of an American citizen by a federal immigration enforcement officer is a crisis moment for this country, a moment that should shake every single person who believes in the rule of law, basic civil liberties, and the idea that government power must always be limited by clear, enforceable standards, not unfettered discretionary force,Continue reading “Why ICE Killing an American Citizen Is Bad, Why It’s Dangerous for Everyone, How They Disregard Law, and Why Media Coverage Is Failing Us”