This Debt Crisis Is Not Like 2011’s. It’s Worse.
Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor would know.
The Kyrsten Sinema Theory of American Politics
The Arizona senator attempts to explain herself.
Nikki Haley’s Dilemma Is Also the Republicans’ Problem
If the former ambassador is having trouble figuring out a position that pleases both anti-abortion partisans and ordinary voters, so are her GOP rivals.
Joe Biden Isn’t Popular. That Might Not Matter in 2024.
“They hate the other guy.”
Chris Christie Doesn’t Want to Hear the Name Trump
My very strange and angry breakfast with the former governor
The New Pro-life Movement Has a Plan to End Abortion
And it doesn’t care if American voters don’t agree with it.
The Tennessee Expulsions Are Just the Beginning
Red states are trying to make their own rules.
American Madness
Thousands of people with severe mental illness have been failed by a dysfunctional system. My friend Michael was one of them. Twenty-five years ago, he killed the person he loved most.
The GOP’s ‘Abusive Relationship’ With Trump
The former president’s ability to surmount this latest tumult continues one of the defining patterns of his political career.
The Humiliation of Donald Trump
He was forced to return to the island that rejected him—not in triumph, but in disgrace.
Why Won’t Trump’s Rivals Just Say It?
Now is an ideal moment for Republicans to free themselves from the former president.
Trump’s Legal Problems Are Putting the GOP in a Vise
The investigations highlight all the aspects of his political identity that have alienated so many swing voters.
The First Electoral Test of Trump’s Indictment
The most consequential election of 2023 is in Wisconsin.
How Did America’s Weirdest, Most Freedom-Obsessed State Fall for an Authoritarian Governor?
A journey through Ron DeSantis’s magic kingdom
How Wrestling Explains America
Did Trump and his buddy Vince McMahon turn politics upside down, or was it already that way?
Trump Begins the ‘Retribution’ Tour
At the first rally of his 2024 campaign, the former president vowed vengeance. His fans loved it.
How Working-Class White Voters Became the GOP’s Foundation
Republicans now control most of the House seats in districts where the median income trails the national level of nearly $65,000 annually.
Donald Trump Is on the Wrong Side of the Religious Right
Evangelical leaders are abandoning the former president, and his Republican rivals are scrambling to win their support.
Nobody Likes Mike Pence
In focus groups, Republican voters are brutal in their assessment of the former vice president.
The Four Quadrants of American Politics
Why Congress doesn’t work