It’s no exaggeration to say that ICE detention camps now threaten to become a central instrument of repression under the Trump administration, writes Rebecca Gordon.
US Immigration’s Expanding Gulag
Category: Legal
War & Morality
In a liberal democracy, the government can only morally do what the governed have affirmatively authorized it to do, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. This is not the case with Trump’s war on Iran.
Jonathan Cook: BBC’s Protection of Israel on Trial
Raffi Berg may be fighting in court for damages, but it’s really the BBC in the dock for being utterly wedded to an editor whose objectivity on Israel is so clearly in question.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Pedro Sánchez’s ‘No a la Guerra’
Spain’s leader, with his government and his people, is signaling that the time has come to challenge the trans–Atlantic status quo and ultimately the world order altogether.
WATCH: ‘Don’t Forget Epstein’
The war in Iran has knocked the Epstein files off the front page. We are here to remind you of its enduring importance in this in-depth interview with author Nick Bryant.
Silent Attacks
Israel’s zero-click spyware is profoundly unconstitutional as it is an AI version of computer hacking, which is a felony, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. But don’t expect the feds to prosecute their own.
Trump’s Unjust & Unconstitutional War
If the U.S. gets into the business of congressional ratification of presidentially initiated wars, it will continue the slow and inexorable normalization of presidential force, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. That’s not what the Constitution requires.
Trump’s Cruelty Is Strangling Cuba
Oil shipments to Cuba have virtually stopped, writes Marjorie Cohn. Lack of electricity has led to widespread blackouts, impacting hospitals and essential services. Cuba’s oil reserves could be totally depleted by March.
The Price of Perfect Nihilism
The price for Donald Trump’s nihilism abroad is a government at home that fails to protect the rights of persons and respects no laws, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Trump: ‘I Can Destroy Countries’
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Donald Trump’s tariffs sent the 47th president into a rant that leaves little doubt who he is and what Constitutional crisis he is about to cause, writes Joe Lauria.