Democrats Are Acting Too Normal
In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics.
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The Strategic Crypto Swindle
A bitcoin reserve would be a government-backed grift.
Trump’s Most Inexplicable Decision Yet
The tariffs are real, and they are spectacularly foolish.
When America Persecutes Its Teachers
The Red Scare in schools
Trump Has a Funny Way of Protecting Women’s Sports
College programs are about to start paying athletes big money. Under new federal policy, women will see very little of it.
Where Jeff Bezos Went Wrong With The Washington Post
The billionaire handled his ownership admirably for more than a decade. But his courage failed him when he needed it most.
No One Wins a Trade War
Protective tariffs risk triggering a cycle of escalation that ends well for no one.
Firing the ‘Conscience’ of the Military
Getting rid of the military’s top lawyers is not exactly a sign that the Trump administration wants to follow the law.
How the British Broke Their Own Economy
With the best intentions, the United Kingdom engineered a housing and energy shortage.
America’s Cultural Revolution
What Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center really means