The government's gaslighting strategy suggests that federal officials are not confident about the constitutionality of punishing students for expressing anti-Israel views.
Supervillains used to be foreign enemies. Now the villain is a defense contractor who wants to start a regime change war.
The widely resented and ridiculed policy, which the U.S. was nearly alone in enforcing, never made much sense.
The report includes no mentions of Hamas’ attacks or hostages.
The executive director of The American Conservative discusses Trump's meeting with Netanyahu, support for Ukraine, MAGA schisms, and the president's "grand strategy" on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
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The government’s lawyers also say that supposedly nonexistent policy is perfectly consistent with the First Amendment.
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The City of Peace has been a locus of conflict for a very long time—a story that continues to this day.
The presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York has repeatedly missed opportunities to forthrightly condemn antisemitic violence.
The Trump administration continues its war against disfavored speech.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) discusses the War Powers Resolution he co-sponsored with Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), the Israel-Iran conflict, and why the antiestablishment left and right must work together.
Those who pushed for Trump to attack Iran are now moving the goalposts for success.
Marco Rubio’s nebulous invocation of foreign policy interests is bound to have a chilling impact on freedom of speech, which is the whole point.
War with Iran was a risky, destructive gamble. But the worst outcome has been avoided, for now.
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Trump now has a choice between exiting from a position of strength—or jumping further into an endless war.
The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.
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The strikes violate both the Constitution and the 1973 War Powers Act. Whether they are good policy is a more difficult question. This could turn out to be a rare instance where one of Trump's illegal actions has beneficial results.
The attack on Iranian nuclear sites is a risky gamble. And it was completely by choice.
A federal judge didn't buy the Trump administration's claims about why it was keeping Khalil in an federal immigration detention center.
Iranians are already beginning to flee to neighboring countries.
With lives on the line, whether to wage war shouldn’t be decided by one person.
A veteran CIA analyst says Israel's attack on Iran was unjustified and that America should not support its war on the latest Just Asking Questions episode.
A bill awaiting the governor's signature represents a stark reversal from a 2019 law aimed at promoting "uninhibited debate."
Independent media is where regime-change apologia goes to die.
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Neither American hawks nor Israeli planners intend on allowing for a simple, quick U.S. intervention in Iran.
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The Antisemitism Awareness Act threatens the First Amendment by empowering federal bureaucrats to police political and religious expression.
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U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz highlights the chilling impact of Marco Rubio's dubious rationale for deporting students whose views offend him.
The Trump administration, which was ready to negotiate on Sunday, is now gambling on an all-out war.
Americans shouldn’t have to read the tea leaves to know about life-and-death decisions made by their government.
According to the suit, workers denied service to and shouted epithets at two men wearing Star of David baseball caps in 2024.
Even if the president was joking in both cases, he already has used his powers to punish people whose views offend him.
The fight against anti-Semitism is undermined when it is conflated with mere criticism of Israel's government.
Democrats keep trying to out-hawk Republicans, even though the mood in America has shifted toward diplomacy.
When anyone can have an air force, superpowers aren't as powerful as they used to be.
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author discusses the enduring roots of Middle Eastern conflict, the rise and fall of cultural panics, and why Texas may be the blueprint—and battleground—for America's future.
Diplomacy is better than war in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran. But that doesn't mean it's easy.
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