Among the worst episodes in American history are those moments when the federal government deploys the full weight of its power against the most vulnerable people in the country: the Trail of Tears and the Fugitive Slave Act in the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
The 2020 presidential election was arguably the most secure - and among the most scrutinized - in American history. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Racial hysteria has been a part of many winning campaigns in our country. But it's rarely the only part. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Texas's official hostility toward gender nonconforming children has had the predictable effect of pushing families out of the state in search of less hostile… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Trump was not helped by either of his impeachments, and there's no reason other than his own mythology to think that a trial and… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
If 'The Lord of the Rings' is a cautionary tale about the desire for power and the use of power, then it is a… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
By no means is Trump the first president or even the first Republican president to abuse the power of the office in an effort… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
For liberals in particular, the idea that government is only hypocrisy and dysfunction is self-defeating and nihilistic. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Nineteenth-century American politics were notoriously raucous, with frequent violence in and around elections. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Trump did not win the 2016 presidential election solely on the votes of his base; he won it after he consolidated wavering Republicans and… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Trump's authoritarian instincts - his refusal to accept or even learn the rules of the constitutional system - are a huge part of the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Americans tend to focus on external threats to our democracy: foreign adversaries wielding disinformation and subversion. But the most serious dangers have always come… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is notorious for his efforts to secure 'election integrity' through voter purges and other efforts to shrink the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
The ring, in 'The Lord of the Rings,' represents power in all of its terrible glory. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
As long as voting is voluntary, young people will likely always vote at lower rates than their older counterparts. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
