Has the Russian invasion of Ukraine eroded some of the deep-seated partisan divides in the United States? Shibley Telhami provides takeaways from recent survey data on the war, delving into issues such as military aid to Ukraine, a no-fly zone, and America's role in defending democracies around the world.
"Like all justices, we can expect that Jackson's values, including political ones, will play a greater role in determining her decisions than they have during her time to date on the bench. But Jackson's values are not entirely political, and unlike some current Justices, nothing about her career suggests she is an ideologue who takes the bench with the aim of achieving partisan goals," writes Richard Lempert.
Several new developments around the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol came to light this week. On the latest episode of The Current, Quinta Jurecic explains the significance of the news around White House call logs, a district court judge's opinion that President Trump "more likely than not" engaged in criminal acts, and new revelations about the funders of the Stop the Steal rally.
The modern white power movement is now a global, transnational phenomenon.
In his new book "Spreading Hate," Daniel Byman traces key moments in the white power movement's evolution, debunks several myths about white power terrorism, and exposes dangerous gaps in current policies that must be addressed.
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