After a phone call between the two leaders, the president announced a major troop withdrawal from Germany.
Political Animal
What’s the Biden Doctrine?
It’s about time he put forward a vision for America’s role in a post-Trump world.
Ivanka Trump’s Vicious Behind-the-Scene Power Plays
It was reportedly her idea to stage the shameful St. John’s Church photo op.
Why Is Trump’s Campaign Buying Ads in Markets He Has No Chance of Winning?
His staff appears more interested in impressing the president than gaining support for his reelection.
William Barr’s Potemkin Efforts to Deal with Police Violence
He wants “voluntarily” reforms to avoid offending the cops.
Trump Is Turning America Into a Pariah State
Our adversaries are gleefully enjoying the damage he’s doing to our reputation.
Even Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Optimistic Now
There is finally widespread multi-racial solidarity around ending police brutality.
Could Joe Biden Benefit Politically From Calls to Defund the Police?
Possibly yes, in the same way Huey Long’s radicalism helped FDR.
Is Being a Mayor a Qualification to Become President?
Voters have long assumed it isn’t. It’s time to rethink that assumption.
Donald Trump’s Failed Counterinsurgency Against America
The recent protests have fully exposed the president as a vicious and incompetent authoritarian.

