A Quarter Century of Panic
admin After 9/11, the U.S. government was over-focused on fighting terrorism, losing sight of other threats. Americans are still living with…
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Trump’s Weird Loyalty Pledge
In a night of wild emotions and odd ideas, one moment stood out.
What Bush Understood That Trump Didn’t
The leaders of the American right have embraced the false idea that the United States is at war with Islam.
Everybody Wants AI to Destroy the World
An Anthropic researcher quit his job because he believes it will. His story is going viral because you want to…
The George W. Bush Administration’s Lesson for the Trump Era
They circumvented the law to persecute alleged September 11 perpetrators. It backfired.
What the Aftermath of 9/11 Taught Me
Government should be about producing results for people.
Trump’s Midterm Strategy Is All About Him
Traditionally, candidates laboring under the burden of an unpopular president seek to detach themselves from the national brand.
The Inside Story of What Happened at Stars and Stripes
For generations, the newspaper has served American military families without interference from the government. That work must continue. And it…
Mothers for Sale
Most of Europe bans commercial surrogacy. The United Nations likens it to slavery. But in the United States, business is…
What September 11 Took From Me
There are some things time doesn’t heal.