How liberals in the reddest parts of America are starting to get their groove back.
The Democrats of Trump Country
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November/December 2018
Her Dispatches From Trump Country Are Perfect. Maybe Too Perfect.
There’s something suspicious about Salena Zito’s glowing profiles of Trump voters. Does anyone in conservative media care?
Has This Woman Figured Out How to Cure Blindness?
A leading D.C. finance expert has an idea that could bring eyesight to millions—including herself.
To Fix Congress, Make It Bigger. Much Bigger.
Radically expanding the House of Representatives would help solve some of the biggest problems facing Congress and, by extension, the country.
A Real Long-Term Solution to Gun Violence
To address one of America’s deadliest problems, start by cornering the market.
The Case For Small-Business Collusion
How America’s anti-monopoly laws got turned against the little guy.
The Train That Only Libertarians Can Love
Will Florida’s sleek, for-profit rail project become an advertisement for the limitations of bipartisan compromise?
Remembering Jeffrey Leonard
A writer, benefactor, and board member for the Washington Monthly, Jeff was a visionary policy intellectual.
The Former White House Ethics Lawyer Umpiring Trump’s Washington
Norman Eisen spent his career building up a narrow area of expertise. Now it’s in higher demand than ever.
Neocons Paved the Way for Trump. Finally, One Admits It.
Max Boot charts his journey through—and out of—the conservative intellectual movement.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Long Fight for Equality
As an advocate and a judge, she has used ingenuity, tenacity, and strategic brilliance to attack the legal foundations of discrimination in America.
How Capitalism Lost Its Way
The modern American economy is not just unfair. It’s ruining our democracy.
Only More Democracy Can Save Democracy
To counter the threat of authoritarianism, the left must focus on expanding voting rights.
How Whips Make Congress Work
If laws are like sausages—unpleasant to watch being made—then party whips are their indispensible chefs.
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