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Summer 2026 Print Edition
In this issue
A Different Kind of College Ranking
How Online Algorithms Rig the College Search Process
Best Colleges for Rural America
America’s Best Colleges for Research
Politics
Amy Acton Won’t Debate. It’s Worked Before
Many pundits wrote off Katie Hobbs when she wouldn’t debate Kari Lake, but now she’s Arizona’s governor on the verge of winning reelection. So why should Ohio’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee tangle on stage with Vivek Ramaswamy?
Education
The Internship Apocalypse Is Here
Summer jobs are increasingly pointless, but getting one has never mattered more.
Newsletter
What You Need to Know About Election Threats This Fall
Be prepared. Don’t panic. Vote early in person.
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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.
“Deceive, Disrupt, Deny.” The Looming Threat to This Fall’s Elections | Beau Tremitiere – Washington Monthly
- “Deceive, Disrupt, Deny.” The Looming Threat to This Fall’s Elections | Beau Tremitiere
- 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
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 Health Care Crisis and How to Fix It
Democrats have glommed onto proposals such as the impractical Medicare for All and the inadequate public option. There’s a better way.
Russia’s War on Ukraine
The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine
Nonstop attacks by Russian jet-powered drones empty supermarket shelves and terrorize civilians
Books
The Swastika and the Red Hat
Comparing Trump to Hitler is considered facile, a trivialization of genocide. But their rises to power are frighteningly similar.
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