Q & A on the G.O.P.’s Call for Elder Sacrifice
April 1, 2020 | It’s now officially a matter of reasonable debate whether we should kill old people to avoid a recession.
Articles by Mitchell Zimmerman
Who’s Ready to Die for Trump’s Ego?
March 11, 2020 | Putting politics ahead of science is a prescription for disaster when you face a pandemic.
The Senate’s Make-Believe Trial of Donald Trump
January 28, 2020 | In my 40 years as a lawyer, I’ve never seen a trial flout the basic requirements for fairness so brazenly.
Government by Extortion
January 9, 2019 | The White House's "rule or ruin" strategy — wall or shutdown! — is anti-democratic.
I’m a Lawyer. I’ve Been to Trial. And I Believe Christine Blasey Ford.
September 28, 2018 | When you look at the surrounding circumstances, it's clear: Brett Kavanaugh has everything to gain by lying. Christine Blasey Ford has nothing.
Why They Still Come
July 9, 2018 | The U.S. created conditions in Central America that families are desperate to flee — even if they risk being separated.
A ‘Good Guy With a Gun’ Isn’t Enough
February 28, 2018 | More people need to treat gun control as the "do or die" issue it is — not make teachers engage in shoot-outs with students.
Law, Order, and the Dreamers
January 17, 2018 | The 800,000 young people brought here as undocumented children deserve to be treated as more than political pawns.