By confusing the Hawks with the Hawkeyes, Senator Eric Schmitt turned a serious hearing into a viral joke and revealed the lazy standards of modern congressional oversight.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Senator Eric Schmitt tried to trap former special counsel Jack Smith in a perjury lie but confused two basketball teams, proving that theatrical oversight is a danger to institutional legitimacy.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Former special counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his Trump probes, but his broad use of subpoenas damaged the legitimacy of the Justice Department.
By Adele Rutherford ·
In my father’s day, a man’s word was his bond, and the standards for who you trusted with the keys to the co-op or the books of the church were clear.
By Ruth Behrens ·
The American system of law, which is supposed to be the load-bearing wall of this republic, has been reduced to a negotiating chip—a commodity exchanged for cash.
By Emilio Quesada ·
The American system, at its heart, is built on a ledger—a set of rules and principles that dictate how power should be exercised.
By Grant Colby ·
You learn early in this border region that everything—the harvest, the wage floor, the right to simply exist—is predicated on trust.
By Alma Cordero ·
The whole spectacle surrounding Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General isn't about law; it's an auction for political immunity.
By Maya Ellison ·