For the Semiquincentennial, Americans should reacquaint themselves with its indictment of monarchial power—and recognize its relevance.

The Supreme Court case over Trump’s efforts to abolish birthright citizenship raises larger questions about blood, soil, and how we become Americans Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an ...

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For the Semiquincentennial, Americans should reacquaint themselves with its indictment of monarchial power—and recognize its relevance.  Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media ...

On April 1, the Supreme Court will hear Trump v. Barbara, which will test the theory that the president, with the stroke of a pen, can strip millions of American-born children of the birthright ...

The California governor will be haunted by his noble pledge to house the homeless, and his failure to give them temporary ...

Trump’s bid to strip birthright citizenship from millions is a moral, administrative, and legal catastrophe that the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted to prevent. That’s why he’s pursuing it. Founded ...

Trump’s bid to strip birthright citizenship from millions is a moral, administrative, and legal catastrophe that the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted to prevent. That’s why he’s pursuing it. Founded ...