Review: Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement by Peter S. Cannellos. Simon & Schuster, 384 pp.

What Makes Sam Alito So Angry?

by Rodger D. Citron July 7, 2026July 8, 2026

Irked by liberals from Princeton to Yale and the Justice Department to the Supreme Court, the conservative jurist finishes another term unbowed.

Government

Independence Day, From Jefferson to Reagan to Trump

by Jack Rakove July 4, 2026July 3, 2026

John Roberts greets President Donald Trump before Trump delivered his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in March.

Law and Justice

How the Roberts Court Indulges Trump’s Constitutional Workarounds

by Peter M. Shane December 15, 2025December 16, 2025

The White-Collar Crime House: A new gold script sign is mounted outside the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington.

Politics

The Main Beneficiaries of Trump’s Pardons? White-Collar Criminals Like Him

by Bill Scher December 9, 2025December 8, 2025

Trump’s scramble for a Nobel may be giving Ukraine more leverage than any battlefield success.

Russia’s War on Ukraine

Could Trump’s Narcissism Save Ukraine?

by Bill Scher November 26, 2025November 25, 2025

Trump's Policy Failures: A U.S. Navy SEAL special forces operator stands with a colleague.

Politics

Trump’s Policy Failures Are Even Worse Than We Realize

by Bill Scher November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

Senator Angus King, I-Maine, pictured here, joined seven Democratic senators in voting to end the shutdown—just as Trump admitted it was hurting Republicans.

Politics

The Democratic Shutdown Capitulation: A Perfect and Unnecessary Failure

by Bill Scher November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Podcast

A One-Woman Stand Against Conspiracists

by Anne Kim and Gillen Tener Martin November 5, 2025March 24, 2026

Magazine

How Democrats Can Save Social Security—and Win Elections

by Phillip Longman and Gillen Tener Martin November 2, 2025January 16, 2026

U.S. forces are sinking drug boats off Venezuela and Colombia, but it won't stop the drug trade. Here, two U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators spectate a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure training during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Panama City, Panama, July 16, 2025.

Foreign Policy

Sinking Boats Off Venezuela, Colombia. What Could Go Wrong?

by Paul Glastris October 27, 2025October 27, 2025

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Trump

What Makes Sam Alito So Angry?

Independence Day, From Jefferson to Reagan to Trump

How the Roberts Court Indulges Trump’s Constitutional Workarounds

The Main Beneficiaries of Trump’s Pardons? White-Collar Criminals Like Him

Could Trump’s Narcissism Save Ukraine?

Trump’s Policy Failures Are Even Worse Than We Realize

The Democratic Shutdown Capitulation: A Perfect and Unnecessary Failure

A One-Woman Stand Against Conspiracists

Sinking Boats Off Venezuela, Colombia. What Could Go Wrong?

The Feminist Was a Spy

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

How to Build a Big Tent

The Swastika and the Red Hat

A Different Kind of College Ranking

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