You’ve probably heard of Bowling Alone, the hugely influential 2000 book diagnosing our country’s malaise by Robert Putnam, the Harvard University political scientist. In it, Putnam showed that Americans’ stock of social capital—the fabric of a community’s trust and cooperation—had been plummeting since the 1950s, and that its decline was harming our well-being, personal relationships, […]
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Inside Colbert’s Success
My wife, Emily Lazar, worked at both The Colbert Report and The Late Show and she helps me look under the hood.
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Panetta: Iran War a ‘Terrible Mistake’ and Hegseth Is a ‘Disaster’
Leon Panetta, the last of the wise men, covers the waterfront on where we are and where we must go to save this country.
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Democrats Have the Biggest Midterm Election Lead in May, by any Party, in 20 Years
All signs point to a Blue Wave, and they may need every drop to overcome recent gerrymandering woes and likely presidential scheming.
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Trump and Blanche’s Orwellian Language and How Much of Washington Echoes It
Ask James Comey how they’ve managed to hype his seashells while downplaying real killing.
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The King’s Visit Couldn’t Save the U.S.-Anglo Relations, But It Didn’t Hurt
His journey to America was the most important since FDR entertained his grandfather in 1939.
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Leave John Fetterman Alone
Democrats have multiple paths to the Senate majority but losing their contrarian member would make every one of them harder.
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Why the U.S.-led Liberal World Order Is Only Mostly Dead
The same power that makes America capable of doing vast damage globally also enables it to do great good.
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The Fallout From Trump’s Pope Bashing
His jabs at the pope probably would matter more if Congressional Republicans and JD Vance weren’t already heading for grim midterms.
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Congressional Republicans Could End Trump’s Madness
The Founders designed our democracy with a failsafe against would-be despots: impeachment.
