Author: Mitchell A. Sobieski

Donald Trump’s appeal once seemed unstoppable in certain circles, fueled by a mantra of unapologetic disruption that many supporters hailed as a breath of fresh air. They relished his confrontational style, praising the very chaos that unsettled others. Political adversaries were “owned,” experts were mocked, and the concept of governing through reasoned discourse gave way to a carnival of insults. Those who warned that such an approach would exact a grave cost were dismissed as overly sensitive or out of touch. Today, as a host of economic and diplomatic crises converge, the same supporters find themselves grappling with the...

It was a scene that, on its surface, might have seemed like a moment of reckoning. Just one month after Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect, Republican Representative Kat Cammack was rushed to the emergency room with an ectopic pregnancy. It was a condition that, left untreated, is fatal. Medical personnel reportedly hesitated to act swiftly, navigating the new legal terrain shaped by a law she and her party supported. Yet rather than acknowledge the role of Republican policy in putting her life at risk, Cammack turned the blame elsewhere: toward the left, toward Democrats, toward those who...

Federal agents in unmarked uniforms, wearing face coverings and offering no visible form of identification, are detaining civilians in American cities under legal justifications that do not withstand constitutional scrutiny. These operations, increasingly common in urban areas, involve masked men seizing individuals in public without presenting judicial warrants, identifying their agency, or explaining the legal basis for the stop. While officials cite administrative warrants or unspecified authority, their refusal to identify themselves and failure to follow procedural norms strips these detentions of legitimacy. In principle, anyone claiming to act under federal authority must be able to prove that authority...