Trump Is Suddenly Running Scared
From the beginning, the campaign was going his way. Not anymore.
Why Trump Can’t Banish the Weirdos
Whatever Trump says about Project 2025, his ties to it are undeniable.
How Harris Can Tackle the Clinton Factor
Democrats are still traumatized by their loss in 2016. This time, they believe, will be different.
Identity Politics Loses Its Power
Black Lives Matter’s statement on Kamala Harris seems to signal a shift.
Donald Trump Questions Whether Kamala Harris Is Really Black
The new birtherism looks a lot like the old birtherism.
Who’s Afraid of Josh Shapiro?
The Pennsylvania governor called Benjamin Netanyahu “one of the worst leaders of all time.” But anti-Israel activists don’t want him on the Democratic ticket.
The Underdog vs. the Victim
Harris and Trump have different ways of playing outsider.
Being a ‘Childless’ President Was Once Seen as a Virtue
Ask George Washington.
‘White Dudes for Harris’ Was a Missed Opportunity
Why couldn’t it have been for all dudes?
The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally
A close reading of the prayers delivered before the former president speaks
What Is America’s Gender War Actually About?
The political parties are more divided by their views on gender than they are divided by gender itself.
Trump Says Americans ‘Won’t Have to Vote Anymore’ If He Wins
He’s telegraphing his authoritarian intentions in plain sight.
Kamala Doesn’t Have to Be ‘Momala’ to the Whole Country
You don’t need a child to know how to care for others.
‘I Can’t Put My Trust in the Invisible Woman’
Voters say they don’t know what Kamala Harris stands for. That’s a challenge—and an opportunity.
The Democrat Who Thinks Biden Didn’t Go Far Enough
Republicans aren’t the only ones questioning whether the president is up to completing his term.
Kamala Harris Is Not ‘Totally Against the Jewish People’
But that’s what Trump is claiming.
Why Some Republicans Can’t Resist Making Vile Attacks on Harris
The offensive is an expression of the GOP’s values and its policy agenda, which, for this brief moment, is on display in all its ugliness.
The Prosecutor vs. the Felon
Kamala Harris is finally embracing her law-enforcement record, though Republicans see it as a vulnerability.
What the Kamala Harris Doubters Don’t Understand
Barstool punditry has its blind spots.
What Biden Didn’t Say
“It’s about you,” the president declared in his speech last night. But for a long time, it was about him.