Democrats Are Drifting Toward Disaster
Biden’s path to victory is narrowing—and his party seems unable to respond.
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J. D. Vance’s Permanent Grin
The Republican vice-presidential candidate’s MAGA transformation is complete.
I Thought I Understood the GOP. I Was Wrong.
The Ohio Republican Party has been remade in the image of native son J. D. Vance.
Biden Has Failed to Halt the Revolt
Congressional Democrats want a new nominee.
America’s Political Leaders Are Living in Fear
To hold public office in the United States today is to know that someone could try to kill you.
Cancel the Foreign-Policy Apocalypse
A second Trump term probably wouldn’t change U.S. foreign policy all that much.
Fighting Talk From Republicans
Beneath ritual statements of comity and consensus, the underlying message was Get behind Trump.
‘Everything Is in Place Now’
The mood at the Republican National Convention has been oddly serene.
Believe Your Own Eyes
Joe Biden’s defenders want the American people to ignore their own observations, and common sense.
Nothing About the Attempted Assassination Redeems Trump
This crime does not erase what the former president has done, or what he has promised to do.