Are We Living in a Different America?
A postelection conversation with staff writers Anne Applebaum and McKay Coppins
Why Biden’s Team Thinks Harris Lost
Embedded in their autopsies was their own unstated faith that they could have done better.
Trump Voters Got What They Wanted
Those who expect that Donald Trump will hurt others, and not them, are likely to be unpleasantly surprised.
Watching It All Fall Apart in Pennsylvania
So much for the “Blue Wall.”
America Did This to Itself
And now we all must suffer through it.
How Donald Trump Won Everywhere
This was the second COVID election.
Voters Wanted Lower Prices at Any Cost
Kamala Harris couldn’t outrun inflation.
Blame Biden
Harris was probably doomed from the jump.
There Is No Constitutional Mandate for Fascism
No matter what the Supreme Court says, the president is not a king.
What Trump Understood, and Harris Did Not
The former and future president got one big thing right.
The Night They Hadn’t Prepared For
As the evening wore on, the news got worse—and the guest of honor never showed.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
Trump Won. Now What?
The United States is about to become a different kind of country.
The Democrats’ Dashed Hopes in Iowa
As in many other areas across the country, Kamala Harris could not match Joe Biden’s 2020 performance.
How to Understand the Election Returns So Far
In the three crucial swing states, a large majority of voters were fiercely discontented.
The Tyranny of the Election Needle
There is no good way to consume Election Night information anymore.
When the Show Is Over
Much of the campaigning has felt like an elaborate traveling circus. But the spectacle is coming to an end.
Three Tips for Following Election Results Without Losing Your Mind
How to watch the election without falling for conspiracy theories
The Lessons of 1800
Two key components of a contentious presidential election are speaking loudly to the present.
A Tiny Petrostate Is Running the World’s Climate Talks
Again.