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Ross Douthat, New York Times
What was the strategy behind the leak of Alito's draft?
Whether the leaker was liberal or conservative, the action is part of a trend in judicial politics.
Bret Stephens, New York Times
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A win for New York voters
State's highest court rejects egregious gerrymandering by Democrats.
Steven D. Reske
Roe never settled the abortion issue — and overturning it won't, either
Asking the Supreme Court to solve this dispute to everyone's satisfaction is useless.
Jonathan Bernstein
Initial reactions to the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade
Main thing: It's not a final ruling. Political effects: Significant but hard to predict. As for the court: There may be consequences, but the process remains the process.
Steven Belton
Zachary Clopton
Nationwide injunctions: A needed check on agency power grabs
You can criticize the mask ruling all you want, but to say it's unconstitutional calls all limits on lawless federal action into question.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Nationwide injunctions: A power grab by courts
A single federal judge should not be able to issue a nationwide injunction to stop the federal government from enforcing a law or policy.
Michelle Cottle, New York Times
Donald Trump Jr. road show in Ohio was no joke
He was stumping for J.D. Vance, and in that capacity also for his father, but Democrats would do well to keep an eye on his political development.
Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Opinion
Lowering speed limits to save gas wouldn't much dent Putin's oil sales
A tour through a history of speeding up and slowing down.
Barron H. Lerner
A new phase in the long struggle against drunken driving
We've been focused on changing peoples' behaviors, but now we have technologies that can prevent drunken driving altogether.
David Brooks
Lessons Democrats must learn — and fast
If they don't, Donald Trump has a clear path back to the White House.
D.J. Tice
A crossfire of hard truths on crime, policing
If we want people to feel safe, we need to get realistic about our problems.
Paul Krugman
The arsenal of democracy, 2.0
No second New Deal yet, but Biden has brought Lend-Lease back to life.
John Rash
Elon Musk, CNN+ and the Times headline latest media tumult
How the new direction of social media and news organizations are received will tell a lot about where media — and democracy — is headed.
Robin Wonsley Worlobah
Report on police abuses invalidates mayor's reorganization plan
His proposal was presented without any data or analysis. With new information must come a new plan.
Farhad Manjoo, New York Times
Steve Chapman, Creators Syndicate
Write off student loans? There's a better solution.
Bankruptcy is as American as 'Little House on the Prairie.'
Jan Meyer
Editorial Counterpoint: Crime event was calmer than its critics
Without the media attention, many of us wouldn't have had the opportunity to attend.
John Phelan
Counterpoint: Intolerance is no cure for division
America is a free society where differing opinions have a right to be heard.
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