As president, Trump had a plan to crush the federal workforce, replacing thousands of careerists with conservative cronies. The next GOP standard-bearer is likely to champion just such a purge.
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Posted inEconomy
The Economy is Doing Fine, for the Time Being
Growth is strong but bound to slow as the Fed keeps hiking interest rates. Even better news: The economy could see a nice rebound in 2024.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Gavin Newsom’s Next Act
Fresh off a big reelection victory, the California governor won’t run for president, but a world of being a happy, trolling warrior awaits him.
Posted inPolitics
How to Settle the State Tug-of-War Over Migrants
Compacts between states, based on current agreements over parolees, can help governors and legislatures share the costs and benefits of migrants and improve our criminal justice system.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Rare Inside Look at Our Corrupt Supreme Court
Rob Schenck, the evangelical pastor turned spymaster, has unearthed how the high court really works and highlights the need for Congress and the public to rein in the rogue justices.
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Before the NBA Coped with Kyrie Irving’s Anti-Semitism, Baseball Faced a Similar Dilemma
Jake Powell had a solid swing—and a big bigoted mouth. What happened to the slugger is instructive today.
Posted inPolitics
Biden Can Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Congress
Another Republican-engineered default crisis is looming, but this time a Democratic president should use a little-understood provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to save the day.
Posted inPolitics
Justice is Delayed as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Does the appointment of a special counsel in the Trump cases mean justice denied? Merrick Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith is hardly comforting.
