Jonathan Turley

I am delighted to announce that my new book, “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution,” is now #2 on the New York Times Bestsellers list for nonfiction. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who has bought the book... jonathanturley.org/2026/02/12/rag…

...Notably, Oregon previously honored a California professor who pleaded guilty to physically attacking pro-life students as a model for students. jonathanturley.org/2018/10/17/cal… The university is now alerting all potential applicants and donors that it is now a rage-driven university.

The University of Oregon just added "ICE presence" to its emergency alert system like shootings and fires. So the presence of federal law enforcement is treated as "an imminent threat to health and/or safety to the campus community.” thecollegefix.com/u-oregon-to-ad…

We have previously discussed Gavin Newsom’s train-to-nowhere project at a cost of $231 billion, but that does not appear to be his only costly boondoggle.  California has spent $450 million on Newsom’s “Next Generation” which will be scrapped entirely. That is 300% over the original cost. jonathanturley.org/2026/05/03/wro…

...It is hardly a surprise that administrator and faculty members pick liberal figures exclusively after purging faculty ranks of virtually all conservative and libertarian professors. Despite years of criticism from donors and commentators in the academic echo chamber, these schools show no interest in offering ideological diversity in hiring or at commencements.

This year, schools are doubling down with Democratic and liberal figures ranging from Nancy Pelosi (Notre Dame de Namur University) to Jamie Raskin (American University and Goucher College) to candidates such as James Talarico (Paul Quinn College)... jonathanturley.org/2026/05/03/fin…

...I am in Las Vegas to speak on my book Rage and the Republic, shorturl.at/vyWmZ, and customers are stranded with voided tickets. The key is not to consider the results of what Biden, Buttigieg, and Warren celebrated, but the spirit...even if Spirit no longer exists...

Spirit customers today may have a difficult time seeing how the blocking of a merger to save the airline was what Elizabeth Warren called "a Biden win for flyers!" Rather than "fewer flights and higher fares" cited by Warren at the time, they now have no flights and no jobs...

...Chief Justice Roberts holds the quaint idea that when the drafters of the 14th Amendment barred discrimination on the basis of race, they meant it. In 2006, Roberts famously wrote, “It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.”

The Hill is out with my column on how the Court's decision in Callais on racial gerrymandering is the capstone of years of opinions by the Roberts Court aimed at maintaining a colorblind constitution...thehill.com/opinion/judici…

...The key is that these proposals would evade a vote of the public and be achieved through Congress. With a hostile takeover of the Court, these figures would be free to pursue radical changes to the political system that would guarantee their hold on power.

...Raskin and others are being clear about their intent to pack or change the Court as soon as they achieve power. It is part of the Nike "Just do it" School of Constitutional Law. jonathanturley.org/2026/04/26/let…

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) added his voice to Democrats calling for radical changes to the Supreme Court after the Callais decision, insisting that "the Supreme Court has been gerrymandered itself and stacked and packed with MAGA appointees.” ... jonathanturley.org/2026/05/01/con…

In response to the Supreme Court's ruling on voting rights, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has declared the Court itself “illegitimate.” It is an attack that has a more menacing meaning as Democrats call to pack or even eliminate the Court... jonathanturley.org/2026/05/01/con…

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries just called the Supreme Court "illegitimate." That follows Democratic politicians and pundits calling for the packing of the Supreme Court. Nothing says Happy 250th Anniversary like tearing down the core institutions of the Republic.

...Flag politics have also arisen with other countries, including our neighbor to the North. jonathanturley.org/2024/11/30/val… Ironically, Somalia is equally adamant about displaying its flag... marinex.org/somalia-enforc…

Many citizens dislike the new Minnesota flag, which looks strikingly like the Somali flag. Now, legislators are pushing to punish cities that do not fly the flag. foxnews.com/media/minnesot…

...It is presumptively lawful to require such displays as a condition for state aid. It is not, however, a particularly effective way to get people to like the flag.

...Anthony Williams, a rail authority board member, explained earlier to CBS: "We had a lot to learn, we had a lot of growth to do, and, you know, it’s arguable whether we should have been clearer about that." That is "arguably" an understatement in getting it wrong by 700%.

...That is compared to an estimated $100 billion given to Amtrak in its entire history.

We have been discussing the California boondoggle of Newsom's train to nowhere. jonathanturley.org/2026/02/06/tak… Now the projected cost has exceeded $231 billion, or seven times the original estimate for a fraction of the size. kmph.com/news/local/cal…