Never Fight Alone
Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.
Ideas
Donald Trump Can Be Stopped
The president’s retreat in Minneapolis is a stinging defeat for the national conservatives.
First Comes ICE, Then Come Lawsuits
When a direct path to justice is blocked, states must look for a legal work-around.
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
ICE Is Failing the Legitimacy Test
America’s most fundamental values are at risk.
Colleges Are Stuck Between Bad Options for Fighting Hateful Ideas
Deans and administrators keep confronting the same dilemma.
How the Bernie Goetz Shootings Explain the Trump Era
A notorious event in 1984 divided New Yorkers in ways that feel extremely familiar four decades later.
The Logical End Point of Trump Saying He Could Shoot Somebody on Fifth Avenue
His administration is trying to distort the reality of Alex Pretti’s killing.
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
Tom Stoppard’s Secret—And Mine
Like the playwright, I grew up knowing nothing about my family’s connection to the Holocaust.