Politics

Trump Is Not Winning in Los Angeles

The polling is surprisingly clear on this.

Hope After Trump

An authoritarian may be transient, but he can leave a legacy of enduring damage.

Clash of the Bilious Billionaires

Elon and Donald: Breaking up is hard to do. But fun to watch.

Corruption Has Flooded America. The Dams Are Breaking.

The United States is becoming just another country with a corrupt strongman pers...

My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country

The administration’s budget cuts will hit Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional Distric...

Trump Wants to Be a Strongman, but He’s Actually a Weak...

He is still dangerous, though.

Trump’s Budget Tells Three Unhappy Truths About America

Features of the budget: A supercharged ICE, school vouchers and no relief for a ...

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If Elon Musk Were Empathetic

If Elon Musk Were Empathetic

Valentino Deng also has roots in Africa, but he exudes the empathy that Musk sco...

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Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?

Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?

Gene banks are like a survivalist cache: our nation’s safeguard against all futu...

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The Second Trump Administration Is About Ideology, Not Oligarchy

The Second Trump Administration Is About Ideology, Not ...

Trump’s agenda doesn’t serve the superrich.

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Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution?

Who Will Defend the Defenders of the Constitution?

The president and his allies are encouraging a campaign of menace.

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Dr. Oz’s Journey From Heart Doctor to Celebrity to Iconoclast

Dr. Oz’s Journey From Heart Doctor to Celebrity to Icon...

A once-respected surgeon found fame and fortune as medicine’s biggest iconoclast...

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Why Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Work

Why Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Work

The economist Kimberly Clausing explains the possible costs and consequences of ...

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Ignore the Loose Talk About Recession

Ignore the Loose Talk About Recession

While fears about the economic chaos caused by tariffs are real, the underlying ...

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Where Are Trump and Musk Taking Us?

Where Are Trump and Musk Taking Us?

A typology of constitutional crises and constitutional rot.

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Three Opinion Writers Assess the Damage of Trump’s First 50 Days

Three Opinion Writers Assess the Damage of Trump’s Firs...

Michelle Goldberg and Frank Bruni join Patrick Healy to discuss the issues that ...

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