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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg probably just dealt a fatal blow to the Equal Rights AmendmentRuth Bader Ginsburg probably just dealt a fatal blow to the Equal Rights Amendment
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    A half-century-long fight for equality is likely at an end.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders’s radical plan to fix the Supreme CourtBernie Sanders’s radical plan to fix the Supreme Court
    Politics

    One possible version: What if the Court had 188 justices?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Senate’s decision to acquit Trump is even less democratic than you thinkThe Senate’s decision to acquit Trump is even less democratic than you think
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    The 48 senators who voted to remove Trump represent 53 percent of the nation.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Mitt Romney just did something that literally no senator has ever done beforeMitt Romney just did something that literally no senator has ever done before
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    Before this day, no senator had ever voted to remove a president of the same party from office.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The biggest lie in Trump’s State of the Union speechThe biggest lie in Trump’s State of the Union speech
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    Trump wants people who depend on Obamacare to relax. They do so at great peril.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Early excerpts from President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union speechEarly excerpts from President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union speech
    Politics

    “We will never let socialism destroy American healthcare!”

    By Ian Millhiser
    The 2020 Iowa caucuses should be the last
    Politics

    The Iowa caucuses are a terrible, anti-democratic disaster even when they do count the votes.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The most radical Democratic plan to fix the Supreme Court yetThe most radical Democratic plan to fix the Supreme Court yet
    Politics

    What if we have to destroy the judiciary in order to save democracy?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Democrats need to listen to Neil Gorsuch’s surprisingly good ideaDemocrats need to listen to Neil Gorsuch’s surprisingly good idea
    Politics

    Sometimes, it’s better to give your opponent what they want.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The head of ICE says he will deport DREAMers if the Supreme Court ends DACAThe head of ICE says he will deport DREAMers if the Supreme Court ends DACA
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    Chief Justice Roberts needs to watch this video before he lets Trump end DACA.

    By Ian Millhiser