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Summer 2026 Print Edition
In this issue
A Different Kind of College Ranking
Best Colleges for Rural America
America’s Best Colleges for Research
Politics
How to Build a Big Tent
Socialists and left populists have argued that a Democratic big tent should include figures like Hasan Piker. But the Democrats’ best coalition builder of the last 60 years, Barack Obama, had a different strategy.
Education
The Internship Apocalypse Is Here
Summer jobs are increasingly pointless, but getting one has never mattered more.
Newsletter
Liberals Need to Care About the National Debt
Reining in the debt is the only way to achieve progressive goals.
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Podcast
DOGE Is Done, But the Wreckage Remains
Elon Musk’s ill-considered rampage through government has left Americans vulnerable to long-term health and safety threats, says Brookings Institution expert Elaine Kamarck.
Identify theft. Food poisoning. Terrorism? Elon Musk's DOGE Has Made You Less Safe | Elaine Kamarck – Washington Monthly
- Identify theft. Food poisoning. Terrorism? Elon Musk's DOGE Has Made You Less Safe | Elaine Kamarck
- Why Autocracy Is Bad Business | Daniella Ballou-Aares
- How DOGE Broke the IRS | Danny Werfel
- Boot Camps and Marriage Payments? The Heritage Foundation's Troubling "Pro-Natalist" Agenda | Varina Winder
- The Myth of the "Independent Creator" | Matt Robison
Law and Justice
Narrative Vehicles
The law enforcement bullets that killed Renee Good, Kohen Wiley, and John Albers entered from the side. Why did the official accounts say the cars were driving straight at officers?
The Monopolized Economy
Booming Oil Profits Show Why Policymakers Can’t “Wait and See” on Gas Prices
The latest data points to a refining market power problem that will endure even after the Strait reopens.
Health Care
The Doctor Shortage Is Here—and Getting Worse
Ways to address the demographic, immigration, and policy mess before it’s too late.
Russia’s War on Ukraine
Beyond Virtue Signaling on Ukraine and Russia
Congress could still add guardrails to Lindsey Graham’s legacy sanctions bill to stop Trump from further abusing his tariff authority.
Books
Fear and Loathing in Palo Alto
Theo Baker’s debut book is a film-worthy investigation of Stanford’s culture of fraud. But his disdain for the tech bros keeps him from understanding them.
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