In 1948, Henry Wallace peeled off enough of the Jewish vote to deny Harry Truman the nation’s then-most populous state, New York. What this does—and doesn’t—augur for Joe Biden.
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Posted inPolitics
The Fawns of Auschwitz
A visit to the Nazi death camp amid dehumanization in the Mideast and Ukraine—and the latest Trump outrage—reminds a journalist that each of us has a choice.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein on Trump, Watergate at 50, and Our Democracy
The legendary reporters discuss a range of topics on stage with historian, journalist, and Monthly contributing editor Jonathan Alter.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Blitzkrieg Against the Administrative State
How the Heritage Foundation and its right-wing allies plan to destroy pluralist government.
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Not So Quiet on Ukraine’s Southern Front
A report from Zaporizhzhia, near the frontlines of Kyiv’s counteroffensive, finds a shelled and beleaguered city getting used to the new normal—and determined to repel the Russian invaders.
Posted inFeatured
Glenn Youngkin’s Big Fat 15-Week Abortion Ban Belly Flop
The aw-shucks Republican made reproductive rights the issue in Virginia’s statehouse elections and got clobbered, proving his 15-week ban isn’t “a place we can come together.” Here’s why.
Posted inBooks
The Bleak, All But-Forgotten World of Segregated Virginia
Former Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust’s extraordinary memoir recalls painful memories for her–and me.
Posted inPolitics
Cornel West, RFK Jr. Flirt with Antisemites
In the wake of the Hamas attack and the Israeli response, the anti-Biden, third-party spoilers show us who they are.
Posted inBooks
Where Did the Democrats Go Wrong?
An important new book counsels a return to the New Deal philosophy of fighting for the common man, upholding equal opportunity instead of identity politics, and not sucking up to Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
Winning the Anti-monopoly Game
Despite press accounts to the contrary, the Biden administration’s revival of antitrust policy isn’t failing. It’s just getting started.
