Latest from Marcus Gadson
A Double Standard on Religious Liberty in Schools
This year, Texas introduced a $1 billion school voucher program that gives parents thousands of dollars toward tuition at private and religious schools. But families choosing Islamic schools are facing obstacles, in a case that recalls a long history of debate over faith and freedom.
Birthright Citizenship in the Balance
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American…
The 19th-Century Precursors to the Crises of Trump’s America
America’s political violence and constitutional crises resemble its own 19th-century past more than they do other countries that have slid toward authoritarianism. Revisiting that formative period of U.S. history can help us better understand our moment — and offer hope that we can survive our current turmoil.