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4 days ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
Today’s post is written by Jason Steorts, managing editor of The Preamble. He offers an alternative way to look at Louisiana v Callais — one that differs from the view presented by legal scholar Leah Litman yesterday. I’d love to hear what you think in the comments. —Sharon When we make uncharitable assumptions about people, they often become harder to understand. Seen through the lens of worst-case fears, their thoughts and motivations can get distorted to the point of falsity.
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5 days ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
Today’s newsletter is written by Leah Litman, a professor of law at the University of Michigan and a former Supreme Court clerk. For six decades, the United States has tried to set right a fundamental wrong: the fact that for hundreds of years, it systematically excluded people of color from participating in the American experiment.
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6 days ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
Children of all races were welcome in Sarah Inama’s sixth-grade classroom. But as of February 2025, she wasn’t allowed to say so. Andrew Tate sits poolside. Shirtless. Tattooed. “This is a political witch hunt. And what they are doing to me is the same thing they tried to do to Trump, and it is the same thing they’re going to do to every single one of you. Do not forget they tried to put a bullet in Trump’s head.
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1 week ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
Andrew Tate sits poolside. Shirtless. Tattooed. “This is a political witch hunt. And what they are doing to me is the same thing they tried to do to Trump, and it is the same thing they’re going to do to every single one of you. Do not forget they tried to put a bullet in Trump’s head. And now they want me gone.”The caption reads: “They will kill everyone.” The end of the video fades to black, and the words, “You will never know light again” linger on the screen.
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1 week ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
Together with:Children of all races were welcome in Sarah Inama’s sixth-grade classroom. But as of February 2025, she wasn’t allowed to say so. A poster on the wall said, “Everyone is welcome here.” It shows children’s hands in a variety of skin tones. Another sign read, “In this room everyone is welcome, important, accepted, respected, encouraged, valued, equal.”Inama taught in Meridian, Idaho.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
Together with:He was only 17, but he knew enough to wait until nightfall. With the lantern light of Boston Harbor glimmering in the distance, a young Joseph Pulitzer slipped overboard, the cold waters of the Atlantic swirling around him. He swam hard, pulling for shore, determined to make landfall before the recruiters noticed he was gone. Pulitzer staggered, his sea legs wobbly beneath him, before making the decision to leave Boston immediately and head for New York.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
Together with:Adriana Smith, a registered nurse in Georgia, was nine weeks pregnant with her second child when she started having intense headaches. In February, Adriana took herself to the hospital. The 30-year-old was given medicine and released, according to her mother, but no tests were run. The next morning, Adriana’s boyfriend woke up to the sound of Adriana gasping for breath and making gurgling sounds.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -46:30Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. We’ve heard it before: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But what did the Founders mean by “the pursuit of happiness,” and how do virtue and moral philosophy shape our understanding of this unalienable right?
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2 weeks ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
What’s on the menu in the new federal budget proposal? A different version of America. Backed by Trump and most members of the GOP, the plan calls for deep cuts to safety net programs that help low income Americans, like Medicaid, food stamps, and student aid. And it puts tax cuts, ICE detention facilities, a version of the Iron Dome, and a military parade at the top of the list. Supporters say it’s about promoting work, protecting the country, and growing the economy.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepreamble.com | Sharon McMahon
I am spending my weekend packing, because this Tuesday, May 20, I am speaking at Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts. I hope to see you there! The event is open to the public, and you can still buy tickets here. And now: let’s get you caught up:Struggling with student debt certainly isn’t unusual and millions of Americans have taken out college loans. During the pandemic, the government paused loan repayments and froze the accrual of interest. But now that’s over.
