Los Angeles: Trump’s National Guard Mobilization May Backfire

by The Editors June 9, 2025July 16, 2025

So far, his reaction to protests against heavy-handed immigration arrests has created chaos instead of quelling it. A Washington Monthly podcast discussion.

Main

Seoul Brothers: Donald Trump and South Korea’s Wannabe Dictator

by Jonah Blank December 6, 2024December 6, 2024

The almost comically disorganized few hours of martial law under South Korea’s president is a reminder of the autocratic threat at home and the ways to stop it.

Politics

After the Civil War, Robert E. Lee Couldn’t Run for President, but Trump Can?

by Garrett Epps November 20, 2023November 21, 2023

Despite January 6, a Colorado state judge stretches the word “officer,” permitting the former president to remain on the state’s ballot.

Law and Justice

Judge Chutkan is The Boss

by Jonathan Alter September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

Trump’s Day of Judgment in a D.C. court is coming, and a Black female jurist will be critical to his fate.

Politics

Protecting the Constitution from Trump

by Gerard N. Magliocca August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

Insurrectionists are ineligible to serve without congressional amnesty. Here’s how states can enforce this.

Law and Justice

The Well-Deserved Legal Losses of Citizen Trump

by Peter M. Shane January 11, 2022August 2, 2022

Last Friday, former White House Chief of Staff Mark R. Meadows filed a Supreme Court brief asking for “a prompt answer” to the question of whether Donald Trump has legitimate grounds to shield White House records from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Even if Trump were entitled […]

Politics

January 6th and the Heroism of the Concession Speech

by Chris Matthews January 6, 2022January 12, 2022

I’ve seen politics as a U.S. Capitol Police officer, a speechwriter, and a journalist. On this sad anniversary, here is a sober look at what Trump wrought.