Jay Bookman

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Opinion August 24, 2024

Rid of Raffensperger, Georgia Election Board blazes path for counties to overturn a Trump loss

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 22, 2024 In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Donald Trump mounted a…

Opinion May 17, 2024

Bookman: Why can governors appoint justices based on their ideology, but voters can’t?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 16, 2024 In his campaign for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court,…

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Opinion April 19, 2024

Bookman: Cynicism of Georgia GOP leaders robs poor of access to a doctor

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 18, 2024 Health care is not a luxury item, a commodity reserved for…

Opinion February 23, 2024

Bookman: Threats of violence poisoning American politics, damaging democracy

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder February 22, 2024 In emotional court testimony last week, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis recounted the racist vandalism and repeated threats of violence that…

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Opinion December 29, 2023

Bookman: What looms in the year ahead will probably dwarf the craziness of the year now ending

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 28, 2023 It has been a crazy year – the latest in a…

Opinion December 15, 2023

Bookman: Rudy’s dye stain amounts to his mark of Cain in American history

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 14, 2023 Rudy Giuliani has no regrets. No regrets, he says, for falsely…

Opinion November 17, 2023

Bookman: Unholy night – A Trump White House Christmas coup caper

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 16, 2023 It was a Christmas party at the Trump White House, and…

Opinion August 3, 2023

Bookman: The season for accountability has arrived

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 2, 2023 A democracy has the right – no, the obligation — to…

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Opinion June 16, 2023

Bookman: Kemp offers selective outrage to threats of violence as political weapon

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 15, 2023 Last week, Atlanta City Council members were threatened with physical violence…

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Opinion June 2, 2023

Bookman: Can Georgia’s brand of conservatism survive the GOP’s rush toward extremism?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 1, 2023 The future of the Republican Party is being fought out right…

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