Elie Mystal is The Nation’s justice correspondent and a columnist. He is also an Alfred Knobler Fellow at the Type Media Center. He is the author of two books: the New York Times bestseller Allow Me ...

The Supreme Court has been trying to avoid directly confronting Donald Trump’s blatant challenges to established legal norms. But two cases destined to reach the justices are going to make that very ...

SAN DIEGO — It's a simple concept that has somehow eluded the knuckleheads in the Trump administration: You can't break the rules to show people that they have to follow the rules. You can't violate ...

It seems harder than ever for Americans to find common ground. Political debates quickly turn into shouting matches, and too often, people stop listening altogether. Political polarization isn’t just ...

For five years, I dodged every bullet. I don’t know how I managed to beat COVID-19 for so long, even as family, friends and colleagues got hit with the coronavirus. Although I took precautions from ...

In the American political conscience, there lingers a myth: That real change comes from exhortation — passionate, unyielding exhortation — that moves the hearts of men and women. According to this ...

I hope these words reach you not just as encouragement, but as a reminder of your power — and a call to protect it.

It was Thursday, and as usual, I was busy working on weekend projects. My biggest project, of course, was my Sunday sermon. Most people don’t understand the amount of hard work that goes into ...

“When I got him,” Janice explained, “he thought he’d herd deer, with that sheep dog blood he has in him. Well, the first time he tried that, some doe just kicked the puddin’ out of him. His tail ...

He also starred opposite Swift and Sadie Sink (“Stranger Things”) in Swift’s “All Too Well: The Short Film.” O’Brien insists he hasn’t asked Swift to listen to her new album. “I respect the space,” he ...