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November/December 2025 Print Edition
In this issue
Draining the Online Swamp
Justice Barrett’s Campaign Biography
Running Out of People
Measuring the Vibecession
Education
Inside the Fight to Revive American Civics
The right wants to erase unpleasant history, while the left talks of nothing else. Is there a middle ground?
Politics
The Trump-Class Battleship: Worst Idea Ever
It’s not just ruinously expensive; it would weaken the Navy.
Podcast
How the Supreme Court Could End Super PACs—Without Overturning Citizens United
Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig explains a promising new strategy to stop the surge of dark money in politics.
A promising new strategy to end super PACs and dark money in politics | Lawrence Lessig – Washington Monthly
- A promising new strategy to end super PACs and dark money in politics | Lawrence Lessig
- The case against billionaires | Chuck Collins
- Government is, in fact, broken | Hannah Garden-Monheit
- Tough Medicine for Democrats: “Too liberal” and “out of touch” | Simon Bazelon
- How Democrats Won Virginia and New Jersey | Angela Kuefler
Law and Justice
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Moment to Reflect on the Constitution
The Constitution is occasionally amended and continually interpreted, and it still offers hope for the future.
The Monopolized Economy
Rollback Racket
For decades, mainstream economists insisted that consumers benefit from the dominance of chains like Walmart. New evidence shows otherwise.
Health Care
Trump’s Concepts of a Non-plan on Health Care
The so-called Great Health Care Plan would do next to nothing to lower overall costs or premiums paid by individuals, families, and employers.
Russia’s War on Ukraine
Germany’s Rearmament Is Stunning
The country is determined to strengthen its armed forces in the wake of Moscow’s aggression and Washington’s volatility, but doing so doesn’t come easily to a nation chastened by its past.
Books
How New York City Got Safe
A historical reconstruction of the Big Apple’s crime decline, told from inside the institutions responsible for public safety.
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