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Save Humphrey’s Executor. Save the Supreme Court (Sort Of)

by Peter M. Shane January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

New York, 1981: A graffiti-covered subway car before the turnaround in Back from the Brink.

How New York City Got Safe

by Michael Javen Fortner January 1, 2026February 3, 2026

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

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Trump DOJ’s Prosecution of a Wisconsin Judge Is a Travesty

by James D. Zirin December 31, 2025December 30, 2025

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by Paul Glastris December 30, 2025December 29, 2025

5 Hard Truths Democrats Must Face on Education: America’s K-12 schools are failing students. Understanding the problem is the first step toward fixing it.

5 Hard Truths Democrats Must Face on Education

by Evan Bonsall December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

Why We Need a New Dickens

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President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House.

When the Country Is in Trouble, the Washington Monthly Is There

by Matthew Cooper December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

Shortly before airtime on Sunday night, CBS EIC Bari Weiss pulled a piece by 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi about Venezuelan migrants being sent to CECOT, a brutal Salvadoran prison.

The Trump Boomerang Effect: Bari Weiss, Meet Ozymandias

by Jonathan Alter December 23, 2025December 22, 2025

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