Trump Dooms His Own Party
admin The president’s self-serving message will not serve the Republicans on the ballot.
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Trump Just Did More Damage to American Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
Explaining Sex to an Anthropologist
The president of the field’s leading professional association was asked about a polarizing topic—and showed that she doesn’t understand the…
J. D. Vance Wants Someone to Find Out What the Government Is Doing
The vice president has been replaced with a guy who’s just asking questions.
Nobody Even Expects DOJ to Be Independent Anymore
At Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing, there was scant support for the once-cherished ideal of dispensing impartial justice.
You Don’t Need to Vote for Socialists to Get Universal Health Care
Critics on the left and the right are, for different reasons, obscuring the Democratic Party’s long commitment to this cause.
The See-No-Evil Supreme Court
The majority refuses to see evidence of racism.
Trump’s Anti-Growth Agenda
When a superpower’s economy lags, hegemony becomes unsustainable.
The Last of the Three Amigos
Lindsey Graham believed American power could be a force for good in the world.
Russia and America Are Rediscovering the Limits of Nuclear Weapons
They buy deterrence. That’s about it.