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Trump's second term.

The Ephemeral Presidency

by Bill Scher January 19, 2026February 3, 2026

Greenland Gambit: As Donald Trump threatens to seize Danish territory, Europe’s long-deferred reckoning with American power is finally arriving. European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius (left) is welcomed by Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz (right) before talks in Warsaw, Poland, on September 29, 2025.

As Trump’s Greenland Threat Grows, Europe Begins to Find Its Voice

by Tamar Jacoby January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Carbon Tariff? If the Supreme Court curbs Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, carbon-based duties could offer a sturdier—and bipartisan—alternative.

If the Supreme Court Nixes Trump’s Tariffs, Could a Carbon Duty Save Him?

by Garphil Julien January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Trump great health care plan

Trump’s Concepts of a Non-plan on Health Care

by Merrill Goozner January 17, 2026January 19, 2026

Dual Citizenship: Barron Trump and first lady Melania Trump listen as President Donald Trump gives his inaugural address during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Another Way Republicans Are Overplaying Their Hand on Immigration

by Gillen Tener Martin January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Wrong Party: Democratic strategist David Plouffe warns that post-2030 Electoral College shifts imperil Democrats—but demographic change may be an even bigger threat to Republicans. Here, then-Chief Adviser and Member of the Board of Directors at Uber, Plouffe speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016.

The Republican Party Faces a Bigger Crisis Than the Democratic Party

by Bill Scher January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Pardon Power

Amnesty Transactional

by Garrett Epps January 14, 2026February 3, 2026

Rule by force: Stephen Miller’s view of global politics echoes the authoritarian logic satirized in Starship Troopers.

Stephen Miller’s Worldview Is Straight Out of “Starship Troopers”

by Bill Scher January 13, 2026January 13, 2026

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth discuss the U.S. military assault on Venezuela, ousting Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela and the Dawn of the Don-roe Doctrine

by Markos Kounalakis January 3, 2026January 4, 2026

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by Paul Glastris December 30, 2025December 29, 2025

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