The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
Ideas
Intimidating Americans Will Not Work
Trump is punishing Americans who don’t say the words he likes best. That’s not how it works in America.
DOGE’s Reign of Ineptitude
Slashing and burning won’t help with efficiency.
Incompetence Leavened With Malignity
The Trump administration’s Ukraine policy is liable to end in disaster.
New York Belongs to Trump Now
New Yorkers want their mayor held accountable.
Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times
Some people miss the early, eerie first few months of the pandemic, when time seemed to have stopped.
Who Is Running the United States, Musk or Trump?
In an interview with Sean Hannity, three men demonstrated that they have no idea how American democracy works.
The New Globalism
How MAGA is reimagining foreign policy
January 6 Still Happened
The Trump administration can pardon the insurrectionists and delete pages of evidence. But it cannot hide what took place on that day.
How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.