For once, the deficit hawks are right. The tax cuts for the wealthy in the Republican budget could cause the third economic meltdown this century. Unlike the Financial Crisis and the pandemic, we couldn’t spend our way out.
Trump’s 2020 Election Obsession Enters New Phase
The president’s denial that he lost to Joe Biden now turns to a Tulsi Gabbard-led fishing expedition. What could go wrong?
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Rahm Emanuel Stirs the Pot
He’s a long shot for 2028, but even as an “also-ran,” he’ll shape the debate and the future.
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It’s Time to Curtail the President’s Pardon Power
Trump has turned a constitutional safeguard into a corruption free-for-all, making an amendment to rein in pardon powers necessary—and even plausible.
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Playing the Grinch at America’s 250th Birthday Party
How do we celebrate the moment amidst the Trump-era constitutional collapse?
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Let the Affordability Bidding War Begin
Democrats have a stronger hand. They should raise their bets.
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Trump’s Firing of a Fed Governor
Hopefully, the Court will see that kneecapping independent agencies isn’t needed to give presidents influence over policymaking.
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CMS Takes Aim at Medicare Advantage Fraud
A surprise proposal to rein in insurer upcoding could save billions—and sent Wall Street into a panic.
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