As this account from @dwickham.bsky.social reveals, Clarence Thomas lied to the leadership of the Civil Rights community to prevent them from derailing his nomination both to the Appeals Court and later to the Supreme Court.

The Washington Spectator@washspectator.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This is the story of how Justice Thurgood Marshall, who helped break the back of Jim Crow and win passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, was succeeded by Clarence Thomas, the GOP political appointee devoted to unraveling the achievements of his predecessor. @dwickham.bsky.social

This story tackles the third rail of American politics. When will we tire of a president who threatens American universities for failing to curb antisemitism even as he dines with known neo-Nazis and cultivates alliances with authoritarian regimes. @artl7.bsky.social @washspectator.bsky.social

The Washington Spectator@washspectator.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Few on the right have dared to call out the Trump administration’s extensive ties to neo-Nazis. Conservatives have acted as if they were shocked to discover antisemitism within their ranks – akin to Captain Renault in Casablanca learning that there was gambling in Rick’s Café. @artl7.bsky.social

@stevenpressman.bsky.social has been making economics comprehensible for several years in The Washington Spectator. Search Pressman at washingtonspectator.org for the complete archive of his award-winning articles.

The Washington Spectator@washspectator.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Steel #tariffs make it more expensive to produce cars in the US, leading Americans to buy foreign-made cars. Tariffs on iPhones assembled in China hurt US workers more than their Chinese counterparts. The US trade deficit keeps growing. @stevenpressman.bsky.social

Lisa Graves, a leading court watcher, charts Chief Justice John Roberts' previously underreported 40-year crusade to overturn Roe and deprive American women of their reproductive rights. @thelisagraves.bsky.social

The Washington Spectator@washspectator.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Chief Justice John Roberts has overseen the dismantling of reproductive freedom—not just through the headline Dobbs decision, but through a decades-long legal and political strategy that Roberts helped build, conceal, and ultimately execute. Read the full article by @thelisagraves.bsky.social

“The American regime will have to reckon with the fact that the world it is creating will be decisively shaped by the newfound determination of those it has betrayed.” Michael Ignatieff

The Cost of Betrayal | Washington Spectator

Betrayal triggers the strongest emotions in all of us: rage, despair and the longing for revenge. Betrayals in high politics trigger much the same emotions as in private life.

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