brett kavanaugh confirmation
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Does Brett Kavanaugh Have a Race Issue?
Brett Kavanaugh is well on his way to joining the highest court of the land. While we know Kavanaugh is accused of sexual assault, how about his relationship with race? In 2002, Brian Hundley was in his car when a D.C. police officer tapped on his window. The 41-year-old was asked to get out of…
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Jeff Flake Continues His Legacy of Being the Flakiest Senator on Capitol Hill; Will Vote Yes on Brett Kavanaugh
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has a thing he does, which I call “The Flake.” The Flake is when a senator from a conservative state, like say, Arizona, acts conflicted about heavy subject matter and pump fakes as if they are going to cross party lines, but in the end—always in the end—they vote some 90…
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Brett Kavanaugh and America's Insistence on White Male Virtue
Let’s start with the laughter: how it was the thing that Christine Blasey Ford remembered best. During a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, in a marathon session that ran more than three hours, Blasey Ford recounted how Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, then a 17-year-old, sexually assaulted her at a…