The outcome of the impeachment trial should give defenders of the tactic some pause.
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Senators Did Not Hear Witnesses Against Trump. House Investigations Should.
There is still so much that we don’t know about the president’s actions in the lead-up to January 6.
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Can We Please Restore the Weekly Unemployment Add-on to the Full $600?
New evidence shows why that’s more important than sending out $1400 checks more or less indiscriminately.
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The Senate Must Call Witnesses in the Trial of Donald Trump
House managers want the quick and narrow path. Here’s why that would be a mistake.
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Anatomy of an Insurrection
To convict Trump, the House Managers laid out a meticulous case. The defense team was left quoting Nancy Pelosi and Johnny Depp.
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The Case For Being Anti-Anti-Larry Summers
The former Treasury Secretary fears inflation. He’s likely wrong. So are the Democrats who shun him.
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Trump’s Highest Crime
He destroyed the great American tradition of the honorable concession, a sin which gave rise to the Capitol attack.
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The Case for Helping the World Get Vaccinated
Our economy and health depends on getting poorer countries access to vaccines. Fortunately, there are ways to do that. Here’s how.
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How “Corn Pop” Explains Biden’s Negotiation Strategy
Almost 60 years ago, a young white lifeguard tangled with a local gang leader. It taught him how to get what he wants.
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The New York Times and Modern Blasphemy
The Donald McNeil controversy has long roots. A historian of free speech explains.
