The Bipartisan Roots of Trump’s One Good Education Reform
An unheralded provision in the “big beautiful” tax act creates a beachhead for quality control in higher education that both parties have worked towards for three-quarters of a century. Will it survive?
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As Iran War Rages, Trump’s Gutting of Voice of America Undermines U.S. Influence
The president gutted public diplomacy tools like VOA’s Persian Service, then raced to repair them—kind of like alienating our allies, then begging them to help.
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Birthright Citizenship and the Making of Citizens
The Supreme Court case over Trump’s efforts to abolish birthright citizenship raises larger questions about blood, soil, and how we become Americans
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Some Declaration of Independence Charges Against King George Apply to Wannabe King Donald Trump
For the Semiquincentennial, Americans should reacquaint themselves with its indictment of monarchial power—and recognize its relevance.
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Birthright Citizenship: Supreme Court Could Create an Exploitable Noncitizen Class
Trump’s bid to strip birthright citizenship from millions is a moral, administrative, and legal catastrophe that the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted to prevent. That’s why he’s pursuing it.
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Women Are Getting Slammed in Trump’s Economy
Women are losing jobs, leaving the workforce, and reporting high levels of financial insecurity.
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Low Favorability? Fuhgeddaboudit. Democrats Are Crushing It at the Ballot Box
During Trump’s second term, Democrats have flipped 30 state legislative seats and ceded none.
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