In the Watergate era, high-level aides prevented Nixon’s abuses of power. Trump’s underlings can do the same.

They see the process as good for American democracy—and for their party’s chances in 2020.

Lawmakers had several different ways to limit the executive branch’s power. The president is sweeping all of them aside—and the Senate is going along with it.

The best way to grasp the magnitude of what we’re seeing is to look for precedents abroad.

The fall of the Soviet Union left behind a grim legacy of nuclear danger. After 30 years, the last weapons-grade uranium has been eliminated.

Beyond the imminent threat of violence, Russia is poised to upend the global energy market.

Rising inflation is raising the prospect of a period of economic stagnation or even a recession.

Russia and inflation are pushing America into a new climate era.

If it feels like the vibe shifted to existential despair, you’re not alone. But it won’t always be this way.

If we are to sustain our position as the leader of the Western world, we must understand why one of our signature campaigns resulted in such frustration.