Remember Colin Powell’s “Pottery Barn doctrine” with regard to the Iraq War–”You break it, you own it”? That same rule should apply to the consequences of bad voting decisions. Those who voted for Donald Trump last November–especially the folks who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, only to take leave of their senses […]
How AI Broke the Entry-Level Job
The data say white-collar jobs are booming. The Class of 2026 says the opposite. Both are right.
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If You Called for Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales to be Expelled, Then You Should Impeach Donald Trump
Some Republicans claim they want to eradicate sexual misconduct from Washington. What will they say about the president’s retaliation against E. Jean Carroll?
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Inside the Trump Administration’s Attack on Smith College and Title IX
The Education Department investigates the venerable women’s school for admitting transgender women and granting them access to “women-only” spaces like dorms. A Smith College scholar shows how Trump’s perverse probe fits a conservative Republican pattern.
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Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her U.S. Senate Campaign
Democrats should unite behind Graham Platner if Maine’s Democratic voters pick him to run against Senator Susan Collins. But voters should make that choice first.
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Social Capital: Which U.S. Regions Are Bowling Alone?
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, health, lifespan, and economic growth. In the quarter-century since the book received widespread attention, social trust, accepted norms, and community cohesion continue to come undone, paving the way for the rise of authoritarian populism and damage to the republic. Indeed, the number of people saying…
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The Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)
New polling shows not so much ideological division among Democrats but a lack of consensus about where the party should go.
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