Bylines

Ian Millhiser

All Articles Related to This Author

Viewing 1–4 of 4 written by Ian Millhiser

Anthony Comstock.

One of the 19th Century’s Greatest Villains is the Anti-Abortion Movement’s New Hero

Anthony Comstock, the 19th-century scourge of art and sex, is suddenly relevant again thanks to Donald Trump’s worst judge.

by Ian Millhiser via Vox on April 12, 2023

The Forgotten History of How Abraham Lincoln Helped Rig the Senate for Republicans

The Great Emancipator has a lesson for today's Democrats about how to play constitutional hardball.

by Ian Millhiser via Think Progress on May 5, 2019

In Defense of Court-Packing

When the Supreme Court willfully misreads the Constitution, FDR’s plan doesn’t seem so bad.

by Ian Millhiser via Slate on February 23, 2015

‘Brown v. Board of Education’ Didn’t End Segregation, Big Government Did

Sixty years after the decision, it’s worth remembering it took Congress's Civil Rights Act to finally smash Jim Crow.

by Ian Millhiser via The Nation on May 14, 2014

brought to you by

© Bunk History