Trump’s Dangerous Response to the Kirk Assassination
Rather than condemning violence and calling for unity, the president of the United States accused his political opposition of being accessories to murder.
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The Funereal White House
Charlie Kirk grew close to Trump and his family as he built a MAGA youth movement.
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
How Originalism Killed the Constitution
A radical legal philosophy has undermined the process of constitutional evolution.
The Constant Battle
The first excerpt from 107 Days
Texas’s Pete
James Talarico is young, well spoken, and eager to talk with Republicans—exactly what some Democratic dreamers think they need to finally turn the state blue.
The Intellectual Vacuity of the National Conservatives
The post-liberal American right set out to destroy the guardrails that restrained anti-Semitism, without giving any thought to what might happen next.
The Epstein Letter Is Real, and It’s Bad
The president’s initial strategy of denying that the document exists leaves him with few options now that it has been made public.
The Deeper Crime Problem That the National Guard Can’t Solve
Proven solutions have been rejected by the administration in favor of no-tolerance policies and flashy shows of force.
Fear of Losing the Midterms Is Driving Trump’s Decisions
The specter of investigations and impeachment has fueled many of the president’s most dramatic actions.