Donald Trump Gets Away With It
Jack Smith is dropping the charges against the president-elect for his assault on the fundamentals of American democracy.
Politics
The Democrats’ Billionaire Mistake
In a populist moment, the Democratic Party had the extremely rich and the very famous, some great music, and Mark Ruffalo. And they got shellacked.
What the Broligarchs Want From Trump
Tremendous power is flowing to tech and finance magnates.
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
Trump’s allies treat every change in social norms as a DEI project gone wrong.
A Good Country’s Bad Choice
And what I got wrong about the 2024 election
The Trump-Trumpist Divide
The incoming president wants to do things his voters have not embraced.
Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Cabinet Pick
Pete Hegseth considers himself to be at war with basically everybody to Trump’s left, and it is by no means clear that he means war metaphorically.
Trump Is Building the Most Anti-Semitic Cabinet in Decades
Donald Trump has vowed to “defeat anti-Semitism.” His Cabinet picks tell a very different story.
What Going ‘Wild on Health’ Looks Like
The potential consequences of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s most troubling ideas
The ‘Democracy’ Gap
Almost all Americans say they support democracy—but they have very different ideas about what the word means.