C. Lani Guinier’s 77-page article in the Michigan Law Review does not make for easy reading. It is, as its author admitted Friday, an “academic, very ponderous (and) very nuanced” treatise on the ideas and assumptions that have motivated voting-rights litigation since 1965. Nor is it the kind of article many people, let alone the … Read more
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with El Salvador’s foreign minister, Alexandra Hill, in Washington in October 2019. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press) The Trump administration on Monday extended temporary protected status for thousands of Salvadorans in the United States, granting them reprieve from removal to El Salvador. Administration officials had insisted for … Read more
University of California President Janet Napolitano in April. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) The administration of the University of California system pays its executives salaries and benefits significantly higher than those given to state employees in similar roles, and failed to disclose up to $175 million in budget reserve funds as it recently proposed … Read more
California cities are suing the state to challenge rules allowing the home delivery of marijuana where pot shops are outlawed. (Mathew Sumner / Associated Press) In the first significant challenge to California’s open cannabis market, 24 cities that restrict pot sales sued Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration Thursday, arguing that by allowing home deliveries in their … Read more
Two years ago, when the Bush Administration was young, a group of junior officials tried to brainstorm a snappy slogan that would sum up their President’s vision for the world–a “Bush Doctrine.” “We spent months,” recalled Francis Fukuyama, a State Department policy planner at the time, “but no one could come up with anything shorter … Read more
The plans for military strikes in Yemen were texted just as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office announced a crackdown on leaks of sensitive information. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press) Top national security officials for President Trump, including his Defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a … Read more
Kari Lake attacked John McCain when it politically suited her. Now that she needs the support of his backers, she claims she was just kidding. (LM Otero / Associated Press) Back when Kari Lake was a candidate for Arizona governor, she had some choice things to say about the late John McCain. He was an … Read more
White House advisor Elon Musk has regularly accused South Africa’s Black-led government of being antiwhite. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday the claim that white people are being persecuted in his country is a “completely false narrative.” It was his latest attempt to push back against allegations made by … Read more
Maj. Gen. James N. Mattis paused briefly to watch his troops digging fighting holes during a lull in combat with Iraqi insurgents. “That’s why the good Lord made the earth,” he said to his Marines. “Dig to live.” Then he jumped into his personal light armored vehicle stuffed with electronic gear he uses to stay … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to media Sunday at Rideau Hall, where he asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call an election, in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld / Associated Press) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American … Read more
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