Trump Needs Someone to Blame
The Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, is that someone.
Ideas
America’s Mad King
The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
DOGE Is Making the IRS a Tip Jar for Public Services
Sabotaging the agency’s work amounts to an inducement for the ultra-rich to treat taxes as a voluntary contribution.
What the Courts Can Still Do to Constrain Trump
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case is a test for the rule of law.
How to Say No to the President
My father taught me that American values are nothing without those who have the courage to uphold them.
Trump’s Harvard Whiplash
The demands the Trump administration is placing on the university are internally contradictory.
By the Time Political Violence Gets Worse, It Will Be Too Late
The arson at Josh Shapiro’s residence is the latest harrowing attack on democratic norms.
When the Fight for Democracy Is Personal
Allison Riggs discusses the protracted legal battle for her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, and what it means for the entire country.
How Social-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship
X may be a lost cause, but the other platforms don’t have to be.