Politics With Charles P. Pierce
We’re Still Doing This Whole White House Correspondents Dinner Thing, Huh?
the latest from the shebeen
We’ve Learned Nothing About How Protest Works
History tells us that violent oppression only calls out more demonstrations.
![womens march supreme court brass band](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/the-boychiks-band-performs-at-the-womens-march-feminists-news-photo-1714167361.jpg?crop=0.66699xw:1xh;center,top&resize=360:* "Women's March Holds quot;Feminists v. Fascists" Protest Outside Supreme Court As SCOTUS Hears Trump Insurrection Case")
What the Hell Did I Just Witness at SCOTUS?
Oral arguments about Trump’s immunity defense were a rich pageant of bad-faith questions from conservative justices.
Trump-Allied Buffoons Charged In Arizona
Rudy Giuiliani, Mark Meadows, Boris Epshteyn... gang’s all here!
![women's march holds v fascistsquot protest outside supreme court as scotus hears trump insurrection case](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/womens-march-activists-dressed-as-kangaroo-court-justices-news-photo-1714080500.jpg?crop=0.68262xw:1xh;center,top&resize=360:* "Women's March Holds "Feminists v. Fascists" Protest Outside Supreme Court As SCOTUS Hears Trump Insurrection Case")
Can a President “Officially” Order a Coup?
How did we get to this point?
![trump supporters hold stop the steal rally in dc amid ratification of presidential election](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/trump-insurrectionists-cheer-as-more-of-the-crowd-gains-news-photo-1714004770.jpg?crop=0.66699xw:1xh;center,top&resize=360:* "Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election")
Things Took a Turn for the Co-Conspiratorial in MI
A state investigator is really talking, and he’s doing it under oath.
The Grisly Reality of Abortion Care in Idaho
A decision favoring Idaho, with its total abortion ban, could lead to a whole series of laws that would undermine other federal public-health regulations.
Trump on Trial: Day Two
The argument over the gag order demonstrated that to be the former president*’s lawyer is to enter into his conspiracy against common sense.
![gaza solidarity encampment columbia police nypd](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/police-take-security-measures-as-pro-palestinian-student-news-photo-1713886844.jpg?crop=0.70669xw:1xh;center,top&resize=360:* ""Gaza Solidarity Encampment" at Columbia University continues")
Cotton and Hawley Want to Send In the Troops
Forgive me for wondering if things in the yard at Columbia are really as bad as Cotton would like them to be.
If You Read Only One Thing About Earth Day
“Environment is all of America and its problems.”
No Cannibal Jokes, Joe Biden
The people who live there have enough on their hands without this wacky story about your uncle.
Mike Johnson Is No Winston Churchill, Folks
He displayed remarkable political skill in passing aid to Ukraine ... a piece of legislation that was incredibly popular.
We Could Use a Little Wright Patman Right Now
A president monkey-wrenches an investigation into his criminal conduct... Where have I heard that story before?
Chaos Could Bust Loose in Trump’s January 6 Case
Time To Get Serious About That Gag Order
Tom Cotton’s Insane Response to Protesters
