He pulled us out of the imperfect but functional Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran, leaving us blind, without our strongest allies, and crossing our fingers.
Politics
Reporting and analysis on American politics: campaigns, elections, Congress, the White House, and the fight to make our democracy work.
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It’s Time for the Media to Press Trump on Allegations of Abusing a Minor
The president should be scrutinized with the same intensity as others in the Epstein Files.
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Tucker Carlson’s Long, Strange Trip
From bow-tied neocon to flannel-clad conspiracist, a once-talented writer becomes a promulgator of MAGA bilge.
Posted inEconomy
Trump’s Dangerous Tariff Addiction
Despite the Supreme Court rebuke, his compulsion to tax imports is unabated and poses large-scale risks for the economy.
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Remembering Jesse Jackson’s Poetic Synthesis
I wrote a book about him, and we became friends. The cynics didn’t understand how he fused moral simplicity and political profundity.
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The $22 Billion Spreadsheet Problem
Whatever one thinks about cryptocurrency, the federal government must update antiquated security procedures to protect its digital asset stockpile.
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After Censoring CBS, Trump Will Go For CNN
I’ve learned Trump will kill Netflix’s bid for Warner and help Paramount win, giving him control of Fox, CBS, CNN, and TikTok. But as Colbert showed, we can fight back.
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Hannah Arendt Understood the Forces Behind Donald Trump
The late scholar of mass movements, charismatic leaders, and government violence foreshadowed the president’s rise and the MAGA movement in The Origins of Totalitarianism. Recent polling proves her prescience.
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The Worst President Ever
And why Trump’s ballroom will some day double as a community center for kids.
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Will Progressives Stop Leading With Their Chins?
It’s great that Democrats are blasting “The Epstein Class” but their House candidate in New Jersey needs to avoid “Israeli genocide” and “Abolish ICE.”
