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<p>Jay Willis is a writer who covers law and democracy. His work has appeared in GQ, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, and more. He is the editor-in-chief at Balls &amp; Strikes, an outlet for progressive commentary on the legal system.</p>


Jay Willis

Supreme Court Justice and Philadelphia Phillies fan Samuel Alito seen at the July 2019 swearing-in of Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense.

Politics

Spare A Thought For Samuel Alito, America’s Worst Phillies Fan

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HUNTINGTON BEACH CA - FEBRUARY 4 : A SWAT team member enacts defense against school violence . SWAT teams from many Police forces throughout America and Canada participate in a realistic training exercises at various High Schools throughout America to help combat the rise in shooting and violence on Campus. April 19, 2001 Huntington Beach High School, Huntington Beach California (Photo By Paul Harris/Getty Images)

Dadfector

How To Train A Lamb For The Slaughter

David Roth

A still image from the Citizens For Sanity ads that ran during the MLB Playoffs, this one juxtaposing Bernie Sanders and words accusing him of having a love affair with violent criminals.

The Disgust Is The Product

Ray Ratto

Relegation-Bound United Kingdom Sacks Liz Truss

Ominous clouds over LIV Golf's slogan, "Golf, But Louder" at the tour's October event in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Future Feels Like LIV Golf

Dave McKenna

1916: Soldiers survey the interior of the completely wrecked Post Office in Sackville Street, Dublin, during the Easter Rising of 1916. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Irish Rebel Song Sneaked Into MNF Broadcast Hours After Queen’s Funeral; ESPN Claims Coincidence


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Diana Moskovitz

Empty voting booths are seen during Primary Election Day at PS 10 on August 23, 2022 in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City.

Oh Great, Now Conspiracy Theorists Are Abusing FOIA Laws

Albert Burneko

Prince Charles, or I guess he is the king now

I Don’t Have A King

a news conference about the arrest of robert telles

Local Public Official Arrested In Murder Of Vegas Reporter

Media Meltdowns

How To Stay Out Of The Right-Wing Outrage Machine

Former President Donald Trump's follow-through on a drive during a LIV Golf pro-am event at his golf club in Bedminster, NJ. He looks boiled.

America’s Id Will Defend Itself At All Costs

Tom Ley

Life's Rich Pageant

Wife Needs Crudités!

Mar-a-Lago, photographed from across the road

Of Course The Safe Was Empty

Laura Wagner

Ashley Feinberg

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's spokesperson Lis Smith speaks to the press in the Spin Room after participating in the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019.

Defector Reads A Book

We Tried To Review Lis Smith’s Vapid New Book

Shameless Fraud Goes Home

WNBA

Report: Biden Offers Viktor Bout For Brittney Griner And Another American Prisoner

Matt Birk exiting porta potty looking upset

No One Ever Told Harvard Man Matt Birk To Can It And Here We Are

Disgraced Maryland State's Attorney Richard Fritz, seen looking weird in a campaign ad.

Richard Fritz, Maryland Prosecutor Who Let Peyton Ham’s Killer Walk, Gets Booted Out Of Office

Meet Richard Fritz, America’s Most Unelectable Elected Official

Patrick Redford

Arts And Culture

Here’s To Mike Davis, A Titan

US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on June 27, 2022.

Swapping Brittney Griner For Viktor Bout Should Be An Easy Call

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Chris Thompson

This Is So Stupid

The Frail Saggy Body Of Rudy Giuliani Must Be Protected From The Political Violence Of My Infant Child

US law professor Anita Hill takes oath, 12 October 1991, before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington D.C.. Hill filed sexual harassment charges against US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Anita Hill Warned Us; Too Few Listened

The space where Joe Paterno's statue used to be outside Penn State's Beaver Stadium.

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants To Be Sure Joe Paterno’s Statue Is Doing OK

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 10: San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin speaks during a news conference on May 10, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Boudin announced an arrest made in an international fencing operation out of a boba tea store that was sending goods stolen from cars in San Francisco to other states and countries. He is facing a recall election that will take place on June 7. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)