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Posted inPolitics
What Senator Robert F. Kennedy Could Teach Donald Trump
The slain U.S. senator, like his martyred brother, knew how important it was to concede defeat—a lesson Trump still hasn’t learned.
Posted inPolitics
What Is the “American Contradiction”?
Paul Starr on the deeper historical roots of what will be called the Trump Era—whether we like it or not.
Posted inMagazine
Monopoly Men
Big Tech platforms and the Gilded Age trusts have something in common: a stifling grip on the fundamentals of commerce.
Posted inPodcast
China Through the Eyes of its Most Famous Dissident
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson discusses the life of Liu Xiaobo, China’s sole laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Need to Make Republicans Fear the Consequences of Attempting a Dictatorship
The threat of prosecution must hang over those who break the law in the second Trump administration.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Is the Supreme Court Standing Up to Trump?
The answer is complicated, but Chief Justice John Roberts may be treading a fine line between institutionalism and cowardice.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
What’s Wrong with the Trump Administration’s New Election Rules?
Plenty. They improperly expand presidential power and will make it harder to vote.
Posted inPolitics
Where Will Syria Go From Here?
Here are the central questions surrounding the collapse of the Assad regime and the rise of HTS.
Posted inPolitics
Saving Democracy Through Ideas
As Trump’s inaugural Looms and democracy is threatened, the media need help. That’s where the Washington Monthly—and you—come in.
