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The secretary of defense is a fountain of corny performances and rhetoric.
The New Law of Political Prosecutions
Judges have long defaulted to a posture of trust toward the federal government, but under Trump that is changing, and…
America’s Go-To Climate Scientist
Daniel Swain has become a ubiquitous explainer of America’s extreme weather.
Fruit Is Too Sweet
It’s like candy now—for better or for worse.
Inside America’s Ugly Birthday Battle
Trump advisers broke an agreement to fund the bipartisan semiquincentennial celebrations, saying they will not “light taxpayer money on fire.”
Disneyland With No People
My encounter with a giant of American photography
Hunter Biden’s Life After Shame
What is the former president’s son hoping to achieve?
As American as the Forward Pass
To understand the history of the nation, look to the history of its sports.
When Both Parties Try to Out-Macho Each Other
The modern politics of masculinity
Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Payouts May Not Be Dead After All
Despite insisting that a $1.776 billion fund has been scrapped, the administration is quietly assuring allies that plans remain on…