Three lessons from the Barrett confirmation hearings

The spectacle itself was extraordinarily uninformative, but there are key takeaways nonetheless.

Barrett’s ‘originalism’ can be pure politics

It's a myth, even an affront, to say that in the hardest cases, judges can always "apply the law as written."

Maine deserves a serious debate on climate change in the U.S. Senate race

The racist roots of the dog whistle

Here's how we came to label the coded language

Donald Trump built a career on magic words. The spell is breaking now.

Why we will get to use ranked-choice voting when we vote for president

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris: The possible post-election odd couple and other election eccentricities

Donald Trump re-elected president and Kamala Harris elected vice president? It might happen. Here’s how.

Trump’s encouragement of GOP ballot watchers echoes an old tactic of voter intimidation

Republicans hope Supreme Court fight boosts Donald Trump’s reelection bid, helps GOP hold Senate majority

Some in Trump's orbit worry that a pre-election confirmation of a conservative replacement for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg will energize the left in key battleground states.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped those excluded by the legal system

The Supreme Court needs that view, and presidents should look beyond prosecutors and executive-branch lawyers for nominees.