Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown
admin The only appropriate option is to refuse to accede to his demands.
Ideas
A Bigoted Outburst Against Texas Sports Fans
Bo French’s xenophobia should matter to both parties.
Who Needs Regulation When Trump Is President?
The president is turning the charge of personalism into a promise.
Americans Don’t Understand Who’s Rich
The small-business owners with curiously large fortunes
The Legal Right’s Unofficial Birthday
Forty-four years ago, a conservative legal convention offered disaffected students an identity—and hope.
The Property-Tax Revolution
States can’t afford these cuts.
Trump Will Never Mail the $5,000 Checks
Deconstructing a policy proposal that makes no sense on any level
Rules Designed to Create Chaos
The Trump administration is hoping to put so many restrictions on mail-in balloting that people simply won’t be able to…
How America Lost the World’s Trust After 9/11
Osama bin Laden wanted to eradicate faith in American power. Twenty-five years later, his dream is on the verge of…
Chatbots Should Not Use the First Person
The harms of AI are clear enough to do something about them now.