The former Kansas governor’s radical economic agenda undermined the state’s prosperity, decimated vital government services, tanked his popularity, and put a Democrat in power. Could the same fate await the current president?
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How Reproductive Freedom Advocates Outsmarted the Anti-Abortion Movement
Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the number of abortions is up because of telehealth and the free sharing of mifepristone and misoprostol.
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In Defense of Everything-Bagel Liberalism
Critics warned that the Biden administration put so many conditions on the grants it offered to semiconductor manufacturers that the centerpiece of its industrial policy would fail. Those conditions turned out to be key to the program’s success.
Posted inPolitics
The Next Frontier of Plutocracy
A little-noticed FEC ruling has opened the door for mega-donors to give nearly unlimited amounts of money directly to political campaigns. Elections will never be the same.
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Who Is Batya Ungar-Sargon?
A Berkeley-educated leftist who couldn’t bear drinking at a bar with Trump voters is now MAGA’s top defender. A tale for our times.
Posted inWar in the Mideast
Lebanon’s Precarious Future
The collapse of Hezbollah’s dominance has left a power vacuum in Lebanon—and a rare opening to reimagine the state. But without reform, aid, disarmament, and a rethinking of the centralized system of governance, the country risks falling back into the abyss.
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Unscrambling the Price of Eggs
Yes, bird flu is a factor, but so is greedflation.
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Will Guam Be America’s Next Pearl Harbor?
Donald Trump’s neocolonial foreign policy could invite a surprise Chinese attack on an underprepared American island in the South Pacific.
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What Happens to Antitrust Under Trump?
From tariffs to deportations, Trump’s policies are inflationary—but enforcing antitrust laws could help working families.
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What America Can Learn From Tulsa
In Oklahoma’s second-largest city, a new vision of economic development is being born.
