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1 day ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Jamie Schler
“If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”—Harry TrumanThe heat is on, and I’m not even sure what I’m referring to: the imminent threat of global nuclear war spearheaded by a petty man-baby who is guided purely by optics and applause (when he’s not motivated by stuffing his pockets) or the extreme summer temperatures sweeping across the United States and Europe like nature preheating the oven. I only know that we need to cool down. It’s been a week.
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3 days ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Norman Eisen |Jeremy Ben-Ami
Archive of live conversations with special guests on news essential to safeguarding against autocracy. Get your morning dose of democracy on Coffee with The Contrarians, with Co-founders Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen. Jared Bernstein answers your questions about all things economy on Let's Do Lunch. Plus, breaking legal and political news. Archive of live conversations with special guests on news essential to safeguarding against autocracy.
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4 days ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Nick Anderson
Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.
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4 days ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Tom Joscelyn |Norman Eisen
Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Bove was a controversial federal prosecutor who later became Trump’s criminal defense lawyer. He then served as acting deputy attorney general at the Department of Justice during the first months of the second Trump administration, engaging in a series of startling acts.
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5 days ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Pablo Torre
Pablo Torre joins Jen to discuss why golf as a sport is a humiliation ritual, the social politics of Kaitlin Clark’s rise to WNBA fame, and the Dodgers’ $1 million donation to support immigrants in L.A.Pablo Torre is an American sportswriter, podcaster, and television host. He contributes to various programs at ESPN, including Pardon The Interruption and Around The Horn. Keep up with Pablo on his Substack and podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out .
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5 days ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Shalise Manza Young
By Shalise Manza Young While much of the country was focused on a head-spinning weekend—a surprise bombing by the United States of Iran's nuclear facilities—that followed another head-spinning weekend—a political assassination, the jaw-droppingly cruel response of some lawmakers to those deaths, millions of people from cities big and small taking part in the “No Kings” rallies, and the sad, sad sound of old tanks rolling down a mostly-empty street—the Trump administration has been considering...
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6 days ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Norman Eisen
Donald Trump’s entry into the Israel–Iran war is autocratic, unconstitutional–and difficult to do anything about in a court of law. But that does not mean that we have to hold back on all of his national security misconduct despite the general judicial deference in this area. On the contrary, we must seize opportunities to push back in court when openings arise on national security matters, just as we do when confronting his authoritarian acts in other areas.
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1 week ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Joshua Kolb |Joyce Vance |Lily Beau Conway
Every week, there’s an avalanche of news for us to cover. But this past week may be remembered as a genuine pivot, a moment when the increasing sprint of authoritarianism took a militaristic and violent turn. In spans like this, the urge to tune out, to become desensitized, to accept apathy becomes increasingly compelling. This maneuver is part of the authoritarian playbook. Overwhelm the moral senses of the population to the point of nonaction.
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1 week ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Shalise Manza Young
By Shalise Manza YoungNearly two hours into a forum for Boston mayoral candidates last month came a simple question: Which ward do you live in? Mayor Michelle Wu proudly shouted out Ward 18, quickly adding that she loves all of the city’s districts. But when the moderator came to Josh Kraft, he sheepishly admitted that he didn’t know. It was an embarrassing moment, particularly for a candidate who has been fighting his outsider status since the moment he threw his hat into the ring.
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1 week ago | 
contrarian.substack.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
Among the myriad headlines that roiled the nation last week, rising political violence in the United States was a sickening drumbeat—one that culminated and resounded most loudly during a weekend of targeted shootings directed at two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses. In the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman, accounts of her deep commitment to public service filled the airwaves.