Tag: civil rights

Is All Publicity Good Publicity?
Opinions, Column

Is All Publicity Good Publicity?

In politics, one needs more than just determination and a good platform: one must also be a good entertainer. A successful politician, just like a successful showman, must know what the audience wants to hear and see. The most recent performance was done by none other than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Carter: Amy Coney Barrett’s Originalism is Dangerous. Very Dangerous.
Opinions, Column

Carter: Amy Coney Barrett’s Originalism is Dangerous. Very Dangerous.

Originalism is a deeply partisan, political ideology that shrouds itself in the language of protecting the Constitution and democracy through serious intellectual rigidity. With Barrett now confirmed to the Supreme Court, the convincing, yet hollow, rhetoric of this formidable ideology on the court will be a force to contend with if we want to protect civil and human rights in America.