Let’s Talk About Trump’s Gibberish
What the former president’s shark tirade says about American politics and media
Trump Rants About Sharks, and Everyone Just Pretends It’s Normal
Par for the course. Trump is Trump. But imagine the response if Joe Biden had said it.
Why California Is Swinging Right on Crime
Viral videos and their outraging, perception-changing, galvanizing effects may have propelled both outraged skepticism of tough-on-crime tactics and the backlash to it.
Ruth Bader Biden
No matter the obstacles that Donald Trump creates for himself, Joe Biden’s candidacy remains an existentially risky, perhaps disastrous, proposition.
What Trump’s Total GOP Control Means Next
Republicans’ denunciations of a “rigged” trial have ushered in a dangerous new era of absolute loyalty to the leader.
The Two-Time Trump Voters Who Have Had Enough
“Now that he is a convicted felon, he’s completely unfit.”
The Most Consequential TV Show in History
A new book about The Apprentice reveals how the 45th president was shaped by tawdry reality-TV culture.
Trump Will Never Rule Out a Bad Option
No matter how terrible
Trump’s Most Audacious Lie Yet
The former president is claiming he never said “Lock her up.”
What Europe Fears
American allies see a second Trump term as all but inevitable. “The anxiety is massive.”
The Dalai Lama Is Landing in the Middle of the 2024 Election
And Joe Biden should welcome him.
Trump’s Plan to Supercharge Inflation
Voters believe Trump would handle the economy better than Biden. Economists think differently.
How Biden Can Win the Debate
This month’s TV encounter with his Republican rival will be a crucial opportunity for the president to change voters’ jaundiced view of him.
If Trump Is Guilty, Does It Matter If the Prosecution Was Political?
The jury, not the prosecutor, decides who’s guilty.
Trump’s Post-verdict Outburst
The Republican nominee’s first speech as a convicted felon was a preview of the peril to come.
How 2024 Could Transform American Elections
A radical reform to de-radicalize politics faces its biggest test in November.
Wrong Case, Right Verdict
Donald Trump will not be held accountable before the 2024 presidential election for his violent attempt to overturn the previous election, but he is now a convicted felon all the same.
RFK Jr.’s Philosophy of Contradictions
Making sense of the most consequential independent presidential run in decades
The Real ‘Deep State’
Lobbying firms have disguised their influence so well that it’s often barely visible even to savvy Washington insiders.
Trump’s Stop-and-Frisk Agenda
Four years after George Floyd’s death, Trump wants to reverse the fitful progress toward police reform.
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