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Federal stakes in public companies may enrich the government, but they are bad for America.
If It Quacks Like a Lame Duck….
Trump’s moves against GOP incumbents and his lack of focus on pocketbook issues may hasten his political decline.
The Brazenness of DOJ’s Reported Investigation of E. Jean Carroll
The latest move shows that Trump has no issue with politicized justice—he just wants it on his side.
The U.S. Is Proving the Case for the WHO
By responding to the Ebola outbreak independently, the U.S. is showing the limits of that approach.
A ‘Promising Democracy’ That Can’t Stop Fighting Itself
In 1950, <em>The Atlantic</em> had a warning for Colombia. Now, ahead of its election, that same warning is relevant once…
Words of War
Four terms that are proving unhelpful in understanding the war with Iran
The TACO Equilibrium
Oil markets expect Donald Trump to end the Iran war imminently. That might be why he doesn’t.
The King of Queens
President Trump loves “handsome” men, especially the muscular ones.
That’s No Way to Run a Railroad
Reformed collective-bargaining laws would bring what unions want into better alignment with the public interest.
History Repeats in Cuba
Trump is not the first American president to think he can take it.