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What a long-dead, cartoonishly corrupt Texas bureaucrat can tell us about the nature of immigration enforcement and the U.S.-Mexico divide

Nigeria were in crisis and little was expected of them at the 1996 Olympics - only for the Super Eagles to dig deep and achieve immortality

A few years ago, the graduate students at the University of Chicago, where I teach, formed a legally recognized labor union. Last year, that union expanded to include the law school, at least to the extent that law students engage in paid work such as providing research assistance. Law students…

The Teamsters president took a gamble and accepted Trump’s invitation to speak at the Republican convention – it backfired

Salon interviewed Tom Subak, who co-founded abortion access chatbot Charley, about abortion surveillance

Take a hard look at the data: Harris should be able to quickly consolidate support that was slow to coalesce around Biden

Harris must initiate a new era in American policy towards Israel. It’s not just the right thing to do – it’s also politically savvy

My thoughts on this as a policy issue

When JD Vance stood to accept the vice-presidential nomination for the Republican Party, what struck me was his physical resemblance to Donald Trump’s sons. This is not surprising: Donald Jr had been his most active supporter. The best way to understand Trump’s choice is as a continuation of dynastic politics,…

Trying to drag the Department of Justice into court over a legally-authorized warrant would be little more than a fool’s errand, one former federal prosecutor tells The Independent.

Public opinion polls suggest that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is doing slightly better than Joe Biden was against Donald Trump, but Republican attacks against her are only now ramping up.