Free Press: Clarence Thomas’ next target?

For maximum impact, play the soundtrack of Jaws. An assault on press freedom may not be imminent, but it's looming. For full details, see today's issue of Washington Monthly, with a front-page article on the gathering storm. James H. Barron (yes, he's the same author of the critically acclaimed The Greek Connection) documents the erosion …

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Independence Day – A Call to Arms

Women's reproductive rights; pollution regulation and climate change; separation of church and state; Native American rights; gun safety - the alt-Right U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a series of severe blows to hopes for an enlightened society. In all those areas, the Court is taking the country back to where it was when I was …

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