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Winter 2026 Print Edition
In this issue
Let the Affordability Bidding War Begin
Amnesty Transactional
Inside the Fight to Revive American Civics
What’s Wrong with The American Revolution by Ken Burns
Education
Why Americans Don’t Trust Higher Education
A new report from Yale epitomizes the sector’s problems of myopia and elitism.
Politics
Tucker Carlson Broke with Donald Trump. He’s Still Terrible
The longtime conservative commentator is wrapping his newfound opposition to the president in loopy anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Podcast
Trump’s Not-So-Great Health Care Plan
Instead of making health care more affordable, Trump’s recently announced one-page plan is likely to raise costs and reduce coverage, says Georgetown University policy expert Edwin Park.
Trump’s Not-So-Great Health Care Plan | Edwin Park – Washington Monthly
- Trump’s Not-So-Great Health Care Plan | Edwin Park
- The Republicans Who Could Save Democracy | Andrew Seligsohn and Sarah Bryner
- How New Orleans Fixed Its Schools | David Osborne
- Gen Z's Problem with "Fake" News | Chuck Salter
- Why Democrats need to win back rural voters | Suzanne Mettler and Trevor Brown
Law and Justice
Amid War in Mideast, Lingering Questions Over Killing Iran’s Leader
Assassination isn’t illegal under U.S. law, but don’t tell Trump. A legal primer.
The Monopolized Economy
How Amazon’s AI Algorithms Raise the Prices You Pay
Online price swings look like fierce competition. In reality, they’re part of an invisible strategy that steers the entire market upward.
Health Care
RFK Jr. and the Perils of Peptides
The Health and Human Services Secretary’s push to deregulate unapproved peptides will inevitably lead to worse health outcomes.
Russia’s War on Ukraine
Ukraine: Requiem for a Citizen Soldier
My friend, an entrepreneur turned exemplary officer, was killed in action in eastern Ukraine this year. Like his comrades, he knew what he was fighting for.
Books
The Price of a Lost Russia: A Correspondent’s Eulogy
More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the promise of a democratic Russia has given way to something much darker—and far more durable.
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