Let’s be a fair... to call Manchin a Democrat is a reach, at best.

I get the pride flags being against Catholic teachings--it is no secret the church is anti-LGBTQ+, however, the BLM one is complete nonsense.

so is it deterrence or isn’t it? doesn’t seem like a consensus can be reached,

Here’s one reason: If they wanted to do that, they could have just done it in this decision. There was literally nothing at all to stop them from holding the NY law unconstitutional on the grounds that conceal/carry permit laws are unconstitutional on their face, without even reaching the question of whether it’s…

The question of whether police can be held criminally liable for their inaction is generally unsettled, but appears to depend on a pretty fact-specific analysis. We know that, at least in a civil context, police arguably have no duty to protect (that’s Castle Rock v. Gonzales); and I say arguably because that holding…

police don’t prevent . . . crime.

Saw the headline and legitimately worried SCOTUS had struck down the constitutionality of requiring people to get a permit in order to conceal and carry. This is still bad, but I’d be lying if i said I’m not a little relieved that it’s not quite as far reaching as my more apocalyptic worries. 

If it does not actually advance any of your substantive or measurable political objectives, it's counter-productive.

No. Democrats need to call for his impeachment and resignation constantly. And they need to call out every Republican that defends Thomas. They need to be saying “This is not ok!” every single time there’s a mic in front of them.

The Supreme Court justices live in a delusional little bubble regarding the “objectivity” of the Supreme Court.

We need to eliminate it as a talking point in discussions about the Supreme Court politics, or really any politics. There is a non-zero-percent chance that Democrats’/“non-conservatives’” could either get Clarence Thomas to resign, or swing the political winds sharply enough to successfully impeach him (before he…

It will only add fuel to the fire that her husband should resign or be impeached.

I can’t wrap my head over anyone desperate enough to pay her for escort services.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with abortions or sex work, but I assume Boebert’s followers probably do. While I would usually decry shaming someone for either of these things (getting an abortion or being/having been a sex worker,) my moral principles and notions of social justice are not a suicide pact—so when…

People can change their minds, but if they’re in a position of power and are going to move fervently to ban something as amoral, they need to be upfront about their past experiences with the subject of their activism. Assuming she actually got the two abortions, then, by Boebert own reckoning (and that of her most…

A hearing is scheduled next month to possibly revoke Barnes’ parental rights. But even if the court reverses its previous ruling, the damage will have been done.

I didn’t get the impression Rich was throwing the shade—he was mentioning that some people were throwing shade, and pointed out (by referencing other EGOTs who got their Tonys for producing,) that there is seemingly no rule that specifies just what sort of Tony (or whatever) you need to be an “EGOT”.

Not to buy into a straw-man argument, but just to counter a bit of picking I saw on social media regarding how actually impressive a producing win is[.]

Texas Department of Public Safety believes releasing body camera footage from the police response to the Uvalde shooting could allow future school shooters to find “weaknesses” for the future, according to a public records denial letter released Monday.

I just don’t know that the legal framework exists for impeaching Clarence Thomas because his wife did this. His lifetime tenure and salary is contingent upon “good behavior,” and more specifically his “good behavior.” Well, first off, I think most Constitutional scholars would agree that we don’t have a good idea of…