What Trump Wants for the Navy Is More Steam
admin The president has been talking about steam power for almost a decade. Why?
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The Incoherence of Trump’s Past Week of Foreign Policy
The president is in disagreement with the vice president, military leaders, and long-standing American allies—but also with reality itself.
Eight Perfect Series Finales
How a show ends determines how it’s remembered.
U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is a Mess
A new executive order is sowing confusion at a precarious moment.
The Flawed Logic of Trump’s Airplane Escape
The president cleverly evaded a serious threat, but he shouldn’t have kept it a secret.
Hindsight Is 2024
Some institutions jumped onto the MAGA bandwagon after the 2024 election, but it hasn’t taken long for those decisions to…
The Battles Trump Can’t Stop Fighting
The president has spent the past week re-litigating old conflicts.
Trump’s Déjà-Vu Moment on Birthright Citizenship
The president’s latest attempt to limit who is an American by birth is plagued by weak legal arguments and nonsensical…
Trump Is Asking the Private Sector to Save Him
Piecemeal price cuts won’t solve the Iran war’s effects on inflation.
Mike Johnson Would Prefer Not To
The House speaker doesn’t want to get involved in the Max Miller scandal—or anything else that might seem like part…