Financiers bent on short-term profits are largely responsible for America’s shortage of semiconductors and other key materials. Before we offer them more subsidies, how about demanding some accountability?
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New Rule: Bill Maher Should Look in the Mirror
The comedian sees himself as a one-man truth squad fighting the woke so Democrats can prevail in Middle America. He’s not.
Feeling Dread and Exhaustion? Stop It!
Why you, and the Washington Monthly, need to keep fighting.
Vice Presidents Get No Respect. Kamala Harris Is No Exception.
Cut the history-making No. 2 a break. The job is the problem, not her.
Afghanistan Is Sliding Into Famine
As winter approaches, Afghans are facing more hardships, a hunger crisis, and dire choices.
Are the Courts Getting Ready to Crack Down on Reporters?
A ruling blocking The New York Times from covering a far-right activist group has ominous implications for the First Amendment.
The Hedge Fund Takeover of Local News Is Neither Inevitable Nor Unstoppable
How stronger antitrust enforcement and the Build Back Better bill can help to save the newspaper business.
Biden Was Right to Pick Powell to Chair the Federal Reserve
The president avoided a confirmation fight and chose someone who saved the economy.
America Needs the Washington Monthly
We don’t manufacture divisive outrage or trap ourselves in a mindless echo chamber. We deliver the ideas that can save our democracy.
Honduras’s President Is Preparing to Rig the Country’s Election. What Will the U.S. Do About It?
It’s time for the Biden administration to stand up for democracy in Central America.
