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Commencement Speakers, Don’t Ignore the Democracy in Crisis
The Class of 2026 is graduating into a democracy in freefall. Their speakers owe them more than recycled anecdotes.
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Congressional Republicans Could End Trump’s Madness
The Founders designed our democracy with a failsafe against would-be despots: impeachment.
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Trump’s Witch Hunt of Jerome Powell May Be Over, But Keep Worrying
His administration had to drop the case to get a new fed chair, but it could be revived amid a flurry of selective prosecutions.
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The Affordability Crisis Is a Wage Crisis
An economist’s answer for why you deserve a raise and why a higher minimum wage won’t hurt the economy.
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Don’t Murder People
Besides being immoral, political assassins repeatedly fail to achieve their intended objectives.
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Criminal Justice Reform Isn’t Dead
Despite Trump’s punitive spectacles, reform efforts persist across states, and there’s hope for policies that draw on the best traditions from both the left and right.
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Is the Taxpayer Bailing out Donald Trump’s Personal Fortune?
The Treasury’s currency swap line with the UAE looks suspiciously like corruption.
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