On Thursday night, President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the nation and will reportedly repeat his false claim that the 2020 presidential election, which he lost to Joe Biden, was stolen. Reports indicate that he’ll focus on, among other things, the Chinese acquisition of (publicly available) voter files and returns from Georgia, a state […]
Internal Polls Flopped in Michigan and Hawaii. How Will They Do in Minnesota and Wisconsin?
Pollsters affiliated with Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign wrongly projected a landslide victory. Now internals from Peggy Flanagan and David Crowley face an acid test.
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The Case for Lesser-Known Colleges
The premium on prestigious colleges is wildly overrated. I should know.
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Burning the Past to Build the Future
AI companies are cutting apart old books for the human writing their technology is making increasingly hard to find.
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What is Political Courage?
It’s more complicated than just bucking one’s party or president. What I learned from Representatives Peter Meijer, Tom Suozzi, Don Bacon, and Jamie Raskin.
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The Disintegration of the U.S. Military Under Trump and Beyond
Russia’s woes in Ukraine reflect its autocracy, corruption, and dismal choices. Sounds like the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth.
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How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump
And why they have been able to resist his authoritarian demands while the business world capitulates.
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To Mend Fences in Michigan, El-Sayed Should Stop Talking About Israel
Enough young critics of Israel were in Michigan’s Democratic primary electorate for Abdul El-Sayed to eke out a narrow victory. The general electorate is a different story.
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