Now It’s Nikki Haley
She’s squarely challenging Ron DeSantis for second place in the Republican primary, no matter how second that place may be.
Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions
The court is leaning into its reputation as a welcoming home for right-wing litigation.
My Father, My Faith, and Donald Trump
Here, in our house of worship, people were taunting me about politics as I tried to mourn.
How Biden Might Recover
The president just revealed his plan to win a second term.
The ‘Anti-Defeat’ Candidate
90 minutes in a van with Dean Phillips
The Republicans Have No Majority
Speaker Mike Johnson averted a government shutdown by relying on the strategy that doomed his predecessor: a bailout from Democrats. How much longer will conservatives let him get away with it?
Why a Blue-Leaning Swing State Is Getting Redder
Joe Biden’s standing in Nevada probably isn’t as bad as polling suggests. But Democrats should still be worried.
Is Biden Toast?
Obama won reelection despite Biden-esque polling numbers, but the comparison goes only so far.
The Confederate General Whom All the Other Confederates Hated
James Longstreet became a champion of Reconstruction. Why?
How John F. Kennedy Fell for the Lost Cause
And the grandmother who wouldn’t let him get away with it
The Men Who Started the War
John Brown and the Secret Six—the abolitionists who funded the raid on Harpers Ferry—confronted a question as old as America: When is violence justified?
What The Atlantic Got Wrong About Reconstruction
In 1901, a series of articles took a dim view of the era, and of the idea that all Americans ought to participate in the democratic process.
How Black Americans Kept Reconstruction Alive
The federal government abandoned Reconstruction in 1877, but Black people didn’t give up on the moment’s promise.
Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy
It’s one of his many, many disappointments.
‘Nothing Is Going to Stop Donald Trump’
The former president’s rally in Hialeah, Florida, showed yet again that no other Republican is quite like him.
The Republican Primary Is Slipping Away
At the GOP debate, Trump’s rivals once again declined their opportunity to take on the absent front-runner. They’re running out of chances.
Republicans Can’t Figure It Out
The surprising results yesterday could not have come at a better time for Democratic leaders.
Why Deep-Red Kentucky Reelected Its Democratic Governor
Andy Beshear’s victory allows his party to maintain one of its most surprising footholds in the South.
Nikki Haley Offers an Alternate Reality
In New Hampshire, Republican voters weary of Donald Trump’s histrionics and legal troubles saw a cool, calm candidate they liked.
Donald Trump’s Gift to Adam Schiff
For the California lawmaker, MAGA outrage has been good for business.