Opinion
Is It Legal? Deferring to Power and Authority Leads Inevitably to Autocracy
The disparity between the letter and practice of the law has been a defining feature of white conservatism.
William Horne
February 13, 2025
William Horne
News
Dan Berger’s ‘Stayed on Freedom’ Shows Why It’s Important to Fight Racism and Voter Suppression
Berger’s telling of this history offers both a window into and a bridge towards a better world, one that is ours—all of ours—for the taking.
William Horne
October 6, 2024
News
Heather Cox Richardson’s ‘Democracy Awakening’ Shows the Importance of Holding Right-Wing Criminals and Frauds Accountable
Richardson’s work is as much about the contradictions of our shared past as it is an urgent call to action around the current authoritarian crisis threatening American democracy.
William Horne
March 7, 2024
Opinion
Antisemitism Is a Threat to Us All — And to Democracy
The danger in antisemitic conspiracy theories lies not only in the direct threat they pose to Jewish communities, but also in the way fascists and authoritarians have used them as tools to undermine democracy.
William Horne
November 28, 2023
News
When America Refused To Hold White Supremacist Terrorists Accountable, It Made Itself Into A Klan Country
In her analysis of Reconstruction, Kidada Williams reminds us that a better world has always been possible.
William Horne
October 5, 2023
Opinion
Racist Mass Violence Isn’t Incidental To White Conservatism—It Is Its Defining Feature
From the White League Coup of 1874 to the January 6 Insurrection, white conservatives have used direct violence in attempts to seize power.
William Horne
January 5, 2023
Top 5
The Republican Party Is Unpopular and It Knows It. That’s Dangerous
Growing opposition to Republican policies disincentivizes the GOP’s already waning commitment to democracy and increases the risk of racist mass violence.
William Horne
November 22, 2022
Opinion
Why I Use The F Word (And You Should Too)
We have a fascism problem. Solving it requires that we correctly identify this problem and the dangers it creates.
William Horne
July 20, 2022
Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran and ACLU Spar Over Whether ICE 287(g) Lawsuit Should Be Heard in Federal or State Court
June 20, 2025
“It doesn’t belong in federal court. It’s a matter of state law against all state parties,” said ACLU PA Senior Supervising Attorney Stephen Loney.
US Abortion Clinics Are Closing Even in States Where Abortion Is Legal. More Cuts Could Be Coming
June 17, 2025
“We’re absolutely in a public health crisis of epic proportions. We’re in a situation where there are reproductive health care deserts, not just abortion care deserts,” said National Abortion Federation President and CEO Brittany Fonteno.
Here’s Why 1,800 Protesters Demonstrated Outside of Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s Langhorne Office for ‘No Kings Day’
June 15, 2025
Reporting intern Naomi Weiss interviewed protesters.
Photos of Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Demonstrations Across the US
June 15, 2025
The “No Kings” rallies were organized in nearly 2,000 locations nationwide, including cities, towns, and community spaces.
Why Taxes Were Raised in Central Bucks School District — And Why It Matters for the Community
June 14, 2025
Past is prologue in Central Bucks, where prior school boards kept kicking the fiscal can down the road until the bill finally came due, writes CBSD Board Vice President Heather Reynolds.
