Susan Estrich

From the Left / Susan Estrich / Dec 13, 2025

They clearly wanted attention and attention is what they got. Eight students at Branham High School in San Jose, Calif. posted photos of themselves on social media forming a human swastika -- and lest there be any doubt, accompanied the photo with a quote from Adolf Hitler calling for the killing of all Jews.

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'Quiet, Piggy'

From the Left / Susan Estrich / Dec 11, 2025

He did it again. Consider the pattern. On Dec. 8, President Donald Trump went after Rachel Scott, who happens to be a woman of color, for asking him whether the administration would release the controversial video of the strike on the Venezuelan boat.

Scott: "Are you committed to releasing the full video?"

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Who's Calling the Shots?

From the Left / Susan Estrich / Dec 06, 2025

The news on Friday morning that a CDC panel is now recommending that newborns not be vaccinated for Hepatitis B is frightening. As The New York Times put it, "the divisiveness and dysfunction surrounding the decision raised questions about the reliability of that process -- and the future of the C.D.C." Not to mention questions about the ...Read more