2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (506+ words) As our nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, we should not only remember the horror of that day but the core lessons from that tragedy: A well-run government is vital to keep us…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (468+ words) Here’s the historical argument for, and then I’ll give the arguments against. We’ve changed the number of justices already seven times in the first 80 years under the Constitution: we went from six to five to six to seven to nine…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (444+ words) Under the false pretense of protecting the border and removing “the worst of the worst” undocumented immigrants, the Trump regime has unleashed a torrent of violence and lawlessness against hardworking immigrants. It has torn apart families, eclipsed previous administrations in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (776+ words) The Contrarian Allowing King Trump’s Illegal Ballroom The actual construction matters less than the Supreme Court undermining the rule of law. The Supreme Court took another major step toward letting Donald Trump act as a king by essentially saying no…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1027+ words) But in the first year of Trump’s return, that felt like the exception, not the rule. No longer. As we and our allies have won more and more and Trump has lost again and again, things have changed. Recent weeks…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (444+ words) Senator Lindsey Graham’s death in July — followed by his sister Darline’s temporary appointment to and campaign for his congressional seat — boosted national attention on South Carolina’s Senate race. This usually safe Republican seat now sits on shaky ground, especially after…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (243+ words) I was recently alerted to a new rock opera called 1972 previewing in Boston this fall about women’s lives and abortion in America before Roe v. Wade. The promo site has had me lost in thought about the juxtaposition of working…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (57+ words) The Contrarian Coffee with Contrarians ft. Doug Jones, AL Gubernatorial Candidate Thank you for tuning into another episode of Coffee with Contrarians with special guest former Senator Doug Jones, candidate for governor in Alabama! We’re live every Monday, Wednesday, and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (539+ words) On July 18, Jose Chajon-Raxon, an Guatemalan immigrant, sat in New Jersey’s Delaney Hall Detention Center after being arrested by ICE agents. On July 19, he was hospitalized after experiencing “seizure-like activity.” On July 22, he disappeared after being released from the hospital....

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (904+ words) The Contrarian The Red Scare Returns to America This time, though, it is pure farce. With their party’s popularity in freefall, leading Republicans have identified a new message to unite around. The Democrats, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson, will…...