Will Florida’s sleek, for-profit rail project become an advertisement for the limitations of bipartisan compromise?
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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.
Introduction: A Different Kind of College Ranking
For the last thirteen years, the Washington Monthly has ranked colleges based on what they do for the country.
America’s Best and Worst Colleges for Vocational Certificates
No publication has ever ranked the schools where millions of Americans seek job skills. Until now.
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Successes of Philanthropy
