Day 12 of the Hush Money Trial: What Would Jail Be Like for Trump?
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Jonathan Alter’s Trump Trial Diary
Day Eleven of the Trump Hush Money Trial: Hope Hicks Takes the Stand
Her tears watermarked a devastating account of Trump’s lies.
Politics
Hush Money to a Porn Star Might Be Okay With Some Voters
But will they tolerate Trump deducting the payoff, shortchanging contractors, and a lifetime of ripping off others because he’s not actually that rich?
The Monopolized Economy
Fareed Zakaria and Our Tumultuous World
The ubiquitous columnist and television broadcaster’s new book on revolution through the ages may be familiar, but it’s still spot on.
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Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done for Veterans?
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Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Immigration?
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Antitrust?
Education
The Divestment Encampments Don’t Make Any Sense
The demand that universities unload any investments having to do with Israel is half-baked and bound to fail.
Books
How Trump Survived January 6
After the insurrection, everyone was disavowing him. But thanks to his old buddy Steve Bannon and a coterie of strategists, Donald Trump regained dominance over the Republican Party.
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