Articles by Lawrence Goldstone

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The Court and Public Opinion
The current term of the Supreme Court promises to be one of the most pivotal in decades. Although ab...
02 Nov, 2021
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6 min read
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Painted Into Trump Corner
The mood among Democrats these days seems to oscillate between panic and despair. The Biden administ...
04 Oct, 2021
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6 min read
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No Order in the Court
On September 6, 2021, Alan Braid, a seventy-six-year-old OBGYN in San Antonio, Texas, performed an a...
22 Sep, 2021
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7 min read
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A Court of the Inquisition
On September 1, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, refused to prevent new, draconia...
14 Sep, 2021
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6 min read
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Patriotism and Freedom: The Two Most Misused Terms In US Politics
Two of the most frequently used words in right-wing America, “freedom” and “Constitution,” are also ...
24 Aug, 2021
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5 min read
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The Census, Power Politics, and Slavery
Thanks to the Constitutionally-mandated periodic census, the House of Representatives will look a lo...
12 Aug, 2021
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5 min read
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Beyond Abortion: Putting The Latest Challenge to Roe v Wade Into Context
On July 22, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch made national news by filing a brief with the Su...
02 Aug, 2021
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6 min read
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America... The Monarchy
In June 1776, a group of American colonists met in Philadelphia to declare their independence from G...
27 Jul, 2021
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5 min read
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We Have To Break the Long History of Minority Rule in the US
It has become popular on the Left to ascribe Republicans’ recent attempts to change voting laws as a...
07 Jun, 2021
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4 min read