Voter turnout in California’s mail-ballot primary was off-the-charts. That’s a far more important story than waiting a week for results.
Politics
Reporting and analysis on American politics: campaigns, elections, Congress, the White House, and the fight to make our democracy work.
Posted inForeign Policy
The Exiles Who Sold Trump’s Wars
Iranian and Venezuelan émigré networks made the case for U.S. intervention. Then the president cut them loose.
Posted inPolitics
The Iran War’s Biggest Loser? Definitely Netanyahu
The American president’s “Art of the Deal” reputation is in tatters. But the Israeli prime minister’s attempt to impose a military solution on the region makes him the war’s biggest loser—and Israel isolated and vulnerable.
Posted inPolitics
How Local News Reduces Loneliness
One more reason rebuilding local news is vital. Academic research suggests that whether it’s an obituary, a puff piece, or news of a sale on tuna at the grocery, local news makes us feel less alone.
Posted inGovernment
Trump’s Dangerous Litmus Test for NIH Grants
An absurd politicization of scientific research that will weaken America.
Posted inPolitics
Remember When We Used to Take World War III Seriously?
In the 1980s, serious people feared World War III and acted to prevent it. Today, our slouch toward World War III is being orchestrated by egotistical sociopaths.
Posted inPolitics
The Defeat of Spencer Pratt Is a Defeat of AI Slop
The Los Angeles Republican mayoral candidate was seen as a cutting-edge adopter of artificial intelligence, but it only cut down his chances of winning.
Posted inGovernment
Trump Escalates War on Science
The administration, having already made savage cuts to research on topics it disfavors, now wants scientists to submit to political control.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Need to Decide Whether Character Matters
Some see Graham Platner as indispensable and echo rationalizations others once made for Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
Posted inPolitics
Does MAGA Actually Believe Their Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories?
You can understand the Trump administration better if you really believe undocumented migrants vote in large numbers and act in concert.
