So Much For the Institutions  —  Kennedy's retirement proves we can't count on elites to constrain Trump's worst excesses  —  When he heard that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy was retiring on Wednesday, a friend in his twenties told me: “Today is the darkest political moment my generation has experienced.”

Don't want a right-wing Supreme Court?  Do everything you can to stop it.  —  Our constitutional system of “checks and balances” works only if those in a position to operate the levers of checking and balancing do their job.  It is clear that a Republican Congress and Republican appointees …

With Kennedy Gone, Justice Must Be Won at the Ballot Box  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  If the last few days hadn't been dispiriting enough for those who believed …

Jeff Flake says he won't stall Supreme Court pick over tariff dispute  —  U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday he would not try to strong-arm the Trump administration on tariffs — or other issues — by withholding his support from a Supreme Court nominee.  —  The outgoing Arizona Republican …