What Progressives Keep Getting Wrong
Graham Platner is the perfect embodiment of the left’s strategy for returning to power. This is a problem.
Politics
The Shutdown Is a Knife at a Gunfight
The two sides may forge a deal, but what difference will it make to a president who doesn’t respect Congress at all?
Trump Is Trying—And Failing—To Shield MAGA From the Shutdown
The administration has tried to hurt only “Democrat things.” It’s not that easy.
Steve Bannon and the Murderers and Hitmen Who Became His ‘Besties’
What the man who has Trump’s ear learned in prison
ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.
Why the ‘No Kings’ Protest Moved Me
The protesters’ depth of feeling was matched only by the modesty and decency of the event.
Crime in Chicago Is a Choice
The problem with minimizing the city’s violence
American Infrastructure Is About to Get Even Worse
Donald Trump is using the power of the White House to load public-works projects down with bureaucracy.
Why Is Vance Defending That Racist Group Chat?
How a trove of bigoted and violent texts among young Republicans indicates the future of the party
The Conquest of Chicago
Can a deep-blue city fend off Trump’s ICE crackdown?