Magazine

Democrats Need to Decide Whether Character Matters

Politics

Democrats Need to Decide Whether Character Matters

Some see Graham Platner as indispensable and echo rationalizations others once made for Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.

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by Bill Scher June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Books

Mary Todd Lincoln Reconsidered

Abraham Lincoln’s widow has been lampooned as a narcissistic nut job, but her life of pain and loss was far more nuanced.

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by Sara Bhatia June 5, 2026

Does MAGA Actually Believe Their Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories?

Politics

Does MAGA Actually Believe Their Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories?

You can understand the Trump administration better if you really believe undocumented migrants vote in large numbers and act in concert.

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by David Atkins June 4, 2026

Politics

“60 Minutes” Must Still Be Saved

It’s too important to lose amid this madness.

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by Jonathan Alter June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Podcast

Real Men Teach—But We Need More of Them

More male teachers can help close gender gaps in achievement, argues Curtis Valentine.

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by Anne Kim June 3, 2026June 4, 2026

Law and Justice

Todd Blanche’s Hobson’s Choice

Go along with Trump’s most corrupt schemes, like the settlement slush fund, or become attorney general. Republican U.S. senators, finally showing some spine, are unlikely to let him do both.

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by James D. Zirin June 2, 2026

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