Trump Has a Bridge He Wants to Sell You
The president’s closure of a trade route from Detroit to Windsor will help a billionaire and hurt basically everyone else.
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The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities
Is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the last best hope for American arts and letters—or is it killing them?
Five Basic Truths About America’s Most Polarizing Policy Debate
Lawmakers need to acknowledge these realities about immigration if they want to implement policy that is both popular and in the nation’s best interest.
What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?
The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
People Who Don’t Understand Downtowns Are Destroying Them
A far-fetched plan to demolish Dallas’s seat of government reflects the city’s diminished role in the region.
What Mamdani Doesn’t Know About Tenants
Fixing New York’s affordable housing isn’t as simple as going after bad landlords.
The Democrats Aren’t Built for This
They say they want to save democracy. First they’ll need to get out of their own way.
The One Tiny Problem With Trump’s Affordability Agenda
His proposals to lower prices are all more likely to raise them.
Please, Not Another Kennedy
Nancy Pelosi reportedly plans to endorse JFK’s grandson for Congress. Why?
A Foreign Policy Worse Than Regime Change
The world is threatened by the president’s self-absorption and incoherence.