In England in the 17th century, church and state were one and the same. The Puritans wanted to maintain this paradigm, but
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Last night I went to bed in America. This morning I woke up in Gilead. Gilead started in the mind of Margaret Atwood, an author who specializes in dystopian fiction. In her books The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments, Atwood
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I’m a gun owner and veteran, but first and foremost, I am a mother of three daughters who wants her children to grow up in a country where their lives are more
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… [In 1812] the Massachusetts legislature threatened to sequester federal tax money if militia arms due to the state under an 1808 law were not delivered. —Donald R. Hickey, “The War of
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In England in the 17th century, church and state were one and the same. The Puritans wanted to maintain this paradigm, but it was changing. They left England because they felt they
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I was 17 in the summer of 1989. I had a boyfriend for about a year who my white mother didn’t approve of because he was Black. She had never met him,
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This is three parts: The decision overturning Roe v. Wade, what it means, and where we go from here And . . . people blame the Democrats It’s all about controlling women
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Supreme Court approves political bribes. Follow the money to see how this will change your life. “The politician is happy; the donors are happy. The only loser is the public.” – Justice Elena Kagan
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Insider’s guide to the Supreme Court in pictures The Supreme Court was an honorable institution, till Republicans politicized it into a joke. Cartoons are now the best way to explain how it works. How
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During the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the mother of seven biological and adopted children, wondered why adoption does not obviate the
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My admiration for Madeleine Albright began when she was confirmed as the first female US secretary of state, and chapter four of Albright’s memoir, Madam Secretary, confirmed my love for her. Albright
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SHADOW DOCKET: Republican-packed Supreme Court quietly steals your rights. Important decisions about Americans’ right to vote and control over their own bodies demands discussion and transparency. Not the Shadow Docket. “The conservative
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