Politics

Trump Has Revolutionized Executive Power

It will take a supreme act of will for the next administration to put the genie back in the bottle.

22 hrs ago • Francis Fukuyama

Socialism Could Be the Future of the Democratic Party

We should reject the new DSA platform without underestimating its popular appeal.

Jul 30 • Charles Lane

ICE Is Trump’s Standing Army Now

The new immigration surge proves the administration has learned nothing—except how to make less noise.

Jul 16 • Luke Hallam

Trump’s Health Is… Complicated

He isn’t as decrepit as Democrats pretend. But Republicans are slowly imagining a post-Trump world.

Jul 13 • Sam Kahn

Progressive Asceticism Will Never Win Elections

The movement has spiraled into a vortex of guilt and shame.

Jul 6 • Harry Cheadle

The Supreme Court Isn’t Trump’s Lackey

Progressives advocating radical measures like court packing need to think again.

Jul 1 • Charles Lane

Trump’s Threat to Scientific Research

Why the administration’s plan will shift accountability from scientific standards to political review.

Jun 30 • Don Kettl

What Obama Meant

And why the social sector abandons his philosophy at its peril.

Jun 21 • Eboo Patel

Protests Are Not Emotional Support Groups

Why No Kings continues to fail.

Jun 14 • Dan Storyev and Maria Kuznetsova

Why Our Flag Brings Americans Together

A day to celebrate the best parts of our nation.

Jun 14 • Rebecca Burgess

Episode 189: Laurence Jurdem on George H. W. Bush

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Jun 14 • Richard Aldous

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The Power Struggle Blocking the Strait of Hormuz

To get a deal, either the United States gives up its influence or Iran its identity.

Jun 12 • Ines Burrell

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