A Reactionary for a Reactionary Body
Neil Gorsuch isn’t the real danger. The Supreme Court is.
13 Articles by: Rob Hunter
Rob Hunter holds a PhD in political science from Princeton University. He lives in Washington, DC.
Don’t Trust the Courts
The legal fight against Trump’s attack on Muslims will only succeed if it’s backed up by mass politics.
Reactionaries in Robes
Donald Trump’s Supreme Court will fight social progress at every turn. But his reactionary judiciary can’t just be resisted in the courts.
A Philosophy for the Propertied
Libertarianism offers no solution to today’s plutocratic politics — it’s nothing more than a reactionary rejection of political struggle.
Cut-and-Run Liberalism
President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination exemplifies the liberal politics of accommodation.
The Supreme Court After Scalia
The Supreme Court is a bulwark of reaction. We should be checking its power, not paying deference to it.
Reclaiming the Computing Commons
Resisting the commodification of information is a political struggle, not a technical one.
No Common Ground
The Oregon militiamen aren’t taking a stand against mandatory minimums. Justice for landowners isn’t justice for workers.
Progress Without Politics
A new book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrates the liberal project of achieving social change through the courts. But that project has failed.
“Worse Regimes”
Claims of the West’s inherent moral superiority end up excusing its atrocities.
The Civil Rights Movement’s Forgotten Radicals
The gains of the Civil Rights Movement won’t be expanded through constitutional law, but solidarity and militant struggle.
Abolish the States
Six Californias? Having one is bad enough.
Waiting for SCOTUS
By fixating on the Supreme Court, liberals have inherited the framers’ skepticism of popular sovereignty and mass politics.