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Brazil’s rogue court is receiving global blowback
Brazil's highest court is no longer acting like an independent arbiter of justice. In recent years, the Supreme Federal Court has transformed into an overtly political actor—censoring dissent, banning platforms, and…
Our speech-based deportation policy ‘does not exist’
In a case that went to trial in Boston this week, the Trump administration argues that its policy of arresting, detaining, and deporting international students for expressing anti-Israel opinions "does not exist."…
Rent an Audience? Or a Mob?
How many Twitter personalities are actually bots? Apparently, a great number. Many, pretending to be human beings, presumptively Americans, are in fact bots created in Iran, China, Russia, or some other likely-hostile…
The Web of Activist Groups Backing ICE Riots, Hamas, and Iran
Promoting revolution never goes out of business, and lately, business is booming. Activists in the revolutionary ecosystem that organize street mayhem are veering sharply from anti-deportation actions to pro-Iran ones. They…
Zohran Mamdani repeatedly missed opportunities to condemn antisemitic violence
On October 8, 2023, the day after Hamas launched a barbaric attack on southern Israel that murdered more Jews than had been killed in a single day since the Holocaust, New York State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani (D–Queens)…
The rationale for deporting Mahmoud Khalil is alarmingly vague and broad
Mahmoud Khalil, the first target of President Donald Trump's crusade against international students he describes as "terrorist sympathizers," was released from custody on Friday after more than three months of…
Riots and assassinations are signs that government is too powerful
As should be obvious to anybody following news about riots, assassinations, and arson attacks, politics have become far too important in America. With government large, growing, and reaching into every nook and cranny of our…
Congress Reacts to Parade, Protests
Over 2,000 “No King” protests erupted around the country as demonstrators objected to a military parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, calling it a multimillion-dollar…
Judges in Newsom-Trump suit reject claim that the president can use the National Guard however he likes
Last week, a federal judge in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump's unilateral deployment of the California National Guard, saying that decision was illegal and…
Militarized response to California riots seeks to expand federal power
One of the dumbest memes I've seen recently shows a photo of a Los Angeles rioter waving a Mexican flag with the tagline, "California 2025." Underneath that image is a photo of young, wholesome folks leaning…
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