Reality Distortion in the Age of Trump and the Corrupt Court

With a hearing on the constitutionality of birthright now on the calendar, I want to return to a fundamental point that we have discussed several times over the last year. Given our essentially “normal” life experience, many of us are accustomed to the idea that the law evolves over time. When judges create new case law, the law evolves and changes. And we accept that he has “changed” – in some sense of the word – even if we don’t agree with the change. But with so much else changing slowly since 2016, and then rapidly starting in early 2025, these are outdated ideas, an outdated understanding of how the world works and the law works.

Birthright citizenship is a key example.

Birthright citizenship is clearly, explicitly, and indisputably enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. It is the fundamental law of the land and more than 150 years of American history have been lived on its basis. There’s a reason why no one doubted it all these years, even though many opposed it.