America 250 — Commentary on the state of America approaching its 250th anniversary

November 21, 2025 ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants. The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights. – Faiza Patel & Matthew Ruppert, American Immigration Council

November 21, 2025 Debunking 5 Myths about Immigration in the U.S. – American Immigration Council

November 20, 2025 Trump accuses Democrats of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death,' for urging military to ignore illegal orders – NBC News

November 18, 2025 Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein: The comment continues the president’s long-standing pattern of denigrating female journalists. – By Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic

October 27, 2025 ICE’s Hiring Surge Is Already a Disaster: It's cutting standards and racing to hire exactly the wrong people, precisely as predicted. – By Garrett Graff

October 8, 2025 The Heritage of American Terror: Cruelty may become pervasive, but we cannot let it become anonymous. – By Charles M. Blow, The Bitter Southerner

October 8, 2025 Trump's Plan to Remain on His Throne – By Marc Elias, Democracy Docket

August 25, 2025 America Tips into Fascism: Today is different than before. – By Garrett Graff

August 14, 2025 Trump’s Entry Bans Aren’t Really About National Security. His proclamation uses cherry-picked justifications to block immigrants from Muslim and African countries. – By Margy O-Herron, Brennan Center for Justice