BooksHas the Supreme Court Sandbagged Democracy?A new legal history argues that the Justices should be stripped of their power to overrule coequal branches of government. It arrives at an awkward moment.By Daniel ImmerwahrAugust 31, 2026These days, as Congress passes fewer laws, the judicial battleground is shifting away from the legislature, toward the President’s furious tempest of executive orders.Illustration by Till LauerSave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyThe liberal list of Republican offenses is long—so long, indeed, that the outrages blur. That time Ted Cruz shut down the government for two weeks seems like a century ago, and, if...