Trump administration
Title 42’s disastrous—and illegal—legacy at the southern border
The Biden administration has reversed Trump’s rhetoric around migrants but not all of his policies.
The federal death penalty and the Trump administration’s last-minute killing spree
The first federal execution in 17 years took place last summer. Twelve more followed.
Trump uses Democratic cities as stage for “law and order” theatrics
Observers noted that federal officers in Portland caused more trouble than they solved. That may have been the point.
There’s no good reason to bring back the federal death penalty
The Trump administration and public opinion are moving in opposite directions.
Migrants are suffering. Will increased funding help?
A new funding law gives the Trump administration trust it hasn’t earned.
The caravan is an exodus
The migrants have bigger concerns than U.S. policy. They know the terrors they are fleeing.
Before impeachment comes congressional oversight
So far this Congress has hardly bothered to exercise it.
Civility is fraught. Jokes are better.
A well-placed wisecrack can pull the mighty down from their thrones.
The Supreme Court finally rejected the Japanese internment—in the course of upholding Trump's Muslim travel ban
The decision says that Korematsu v. United States was wrong. Does it matter?
No tolerance for zero tolerance
The Trump administration's treatment of vulnerable migrants—particularly children—is neither fair nor humane.
How Christian Trump voters chose fear over compassion
Fear is a terrific uniter, but it's a strange way to carve out a Christian life.
If Trump were a liberal, would liberal Christians resist him?
White evangelical political loyalties and their lessons for the rest of us
The U.S. needs to accept more refugees
There's one clear way the world can help the Syrian people. The Trump administration is doing the opposite.
What's behind our arguments about immigration?
When we talk about the immigration rate, we're really talking about our most fundamental fears and beliefs.
Our responsibility to Salvadoran immigrants
In the 1980s, the U.S. didn’t cite "America first" and stay out of El Salvador's civil war.
Can a corporation exercise religion?
According to the Trump administration, even a company owned by millions of unrelated people can be a person of faith.