Recent articles
July 6, 2026
The Death of Renee Good Has Yet to Be Properly Investigated
Six months after she and Alex Pretti were shot on the streets of Minneapolis, little has come of the probes into their killings.
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July 2, 2026
Pete Buttigieg’s Ordeal Is a Frightening New Form of Political Harassment
Even in these unimaginative days, Americans are still capable of innovations in cruelty.
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June 11, 2026
The ‘Presumption of Regularity’ Is Evaporating
Judges have long defaulted to a posture of trust toward the federal government, but under Trump that is changing, and a new set of legal possibilities is emerging.
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June 1, 2026
The Trump Administration Wants to Frighten Would-Be Whistleblowers
A proposal to push federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements is part of a bigger effort to hide government secrets.
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May 21, 2026
A Department of Justice for an Age of Conspiracy Theories
The DOJ is now very much an active participant in the online discourse that promotes and perpetuates ideas that are barely connected to reality.
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May 3, 2026
DOJ Enters a New, Even More Aggressive Phase
The department is growing bolder yet, cutting legal corners in service of getting President Trump the headlines—and revenge—he wants.
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April 20, 2026
The ‘Weaponization Working Group’ Makes Its First Move
A new DOJ report purports to show bias under the Biden administration—and fails spectacularly.
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