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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    The new Republican war on voting rights, explainedThe new Republican war on voting rights, explained
    Politics

    GOP lawmakers in states trending toward Democrats hope to arrest that trend by making it harder to vote.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court’s new decision about evangelical preachers on campus, explainedThe Supreme Court’s new decision about evangelical preachers on campus, explained
    Politics

    Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski doesn’t have much to say about “cancel culture,” but it has a lot to say about the role of the courts.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    How Joe Manchin can make the filibuster “more painful” for the GOP without eliminating itHow Joe Manchin can make the filibuster “more painful” for the GOP without eliminating it
    Politics

    Filibuster reforms are normal, and they happen all the time.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    5 winners and 3 losers in the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus bill5 winners and 3 losers in the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus bill
    Politics

    Sen. Joe Manchin is a winner in the stimulus bill. Losers: deficit hawks, and people hoping for a $15 minimum wage.

    By Andrew Prokop, Ian Millhiser and 4 more
    Politics
    The Voting Rights Act had a surprisingly good day at the Supreme CourtThe Voting Rights Act had a surprisingly good day at the Supreme Court
    Politics

    If the Voting Rights Act survives this latest challenge, thank bad lawyering on the GOP side.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Two Supreme Court cases could destroy what remains of the Voting Rights ActTwo Supreme Court cases could destroy what remains of the Voting Rights Act
    Politics

    A 6-3 Republican Court will hear one of the most aggressive attacks on voting rights since Jim Crow.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Explainers
    The Supreme Court case that could end affirmative action, explainedThe Supreme Court case that could end affirmative action, explained
    Explainers

    A case challenging Harvard’s admissions policy gives a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court the vehicle it needs to end race-conscious admissions.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A Trump judge’s order striking down the federal eviction moratorium, briefly explainedA Trump judge’s order striking down the federal eviction moratorium, briefly explained
    Politics

    The opinion is embarrassingly wrong.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A single Trump judge is already sabotaging Biden’s efforts to slow deportationsA single Trump judge is already sabotaging Biden’s efforts to slow deportations
    Politics

    Biden is likely to spend his presidency fighting Republican judges who block his policies for legally dubious reasons.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    One of the death penalty’s former strongholds will abolish itOne of the death penalty’s former strongholds will abolish it
    Politics

    Virginia used to execute more people than any state other than Texas. Now it’s abolishing executions.

    By Ian Millhiser