Jay Michaelson
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This Pride, LGBTQ Allies Need to Do More Than Just Wave Rainbow Flags
Activists say we can turn back the tide of anti-LGBTQ hate, if politicians and people care enough to do what’s needed. → Read More
We Told You This Was Coming, but You Didn’t Listen
It’s not just abortion. The logic of this draft decision would also apply to the decisions protecting same-sex marriage, contraception, and more. → Read More
These Anti-Trans Laws Are Illegal, Immoral, and Ignorant
Idaho is the latest state to try to ban transgender-affirming healthcare. These efforts are both legally doomed and morally evil. → Read More
How the Christian Right Took Over the Supreme Court
Veteran High Court commentator Linda Greenhouse describes a Supreme Court on the brink of profound change. → Read More
The new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles neglects Hollywood’s Jewish founders
The new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles neglects Hollywood's Jewish founders → Read More
LGBTQ Rights Dodge a Supreme Court Bullet, But More Shots Are Coming
Catholic foster agencies can discriminate against gay couples, but the Christian Right didn’t get the wholesale revolution it wanted. → Read More
At 80, is Bob Dylan still the voice of his generation?
Bob Dylan turns 80 on May 24, but that doesn't mean it's time to start pre-writing his obituary. → Read More
‘Trump’s Judges’ Let Him Down. Now He’s in Truly Deep Sh*t
The Donald’s accountants will turn over his tax returns—and supporting documents—as soon as this week. Reality bites the reality star. → Read More
Why The Mandalorian’s Gina Carano Became the Rare Conservative Troll to Pay a Price for Holocaust Shitposting
While antisemitic denigration of the Holocaust is widespread on the right, consequences have been rare. → Read More
This Steaming Pile of Filthy Pardons Stinks Just Like Trump
Finally, Trump has found a presidential power that suits his authoritarian predilections: unfettered, unaccountable, descended from kings. → Read More
Why Bill Barr Did It All for Donald Trump
Why did a formerly respected conservative sell his soul to an amoral troll? Because his soul was at stake. → Read More
The Mentality That Explains Trump’s Dead-Enders
Trumpism is a religion, and religions do not allow for counterfactual evidence. → Read More
Why I Love Trump’s Ridiculous Election Lawsuits
In case after case after case, the Trump campaign is acting like the lawyers for the Democrats, proving that this was a fair election after all. → Read More
Jim Crow Wins Florida for Donald Trump
More than anything else, it was the Florida legislature’s naked voter suppression that tilted the state for the Republicans. → Read More
Pope Francis Speaks Up For Gay Civil Unions. Some Supreme Court Justices Could Learn From Him.
His Church says homosexuality is “intrinsically disordered,” but Francis is praising civil unions—putting him ahead of at least two justices concerned about "religious liberty.” → Read More
Hey Democrats: Court-Packing Isn’t The Answer. This Is.
If Democrats win the presidency and the Senate, they should set 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices—effective immediately and applying to sitting justices. → Read More
Hey Democrats: Court-Packing Isn’t The Answer. This Is.
If Democrats win the presidency and the Senate, they should set 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices—effective immediately and applying to sitting justices. → Read More
This Moment Exposed the Extremists Standing Behind Amy Coney Barrett
“My experience around politics,” said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, “is that when you find hypocrisy in the daylight, look for power in the shadows.” → Read More
Obamacare and Maybe the Election on Supreme Court’s Docket
Eight justices will hear cases by conference call, including challenges to voting in key states, while the potential ninth waits in the wings. Welcome to 2020. → Read More
The Dangerous, Primal Terror of the Coronavirus
Our instinct to stay far away from disease is deeply rooted. Even though, this time, we can’t. → Read More