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‘They Know He’s Going to Become the Next Mayor’
Zohran Mamdani looks unstoppable to many of his natural enemies, even if Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo refuse to see it.
Olivia Reingold
Biden’s Autopen Is a Distraction from the Real Scandal
Republicans are focused on Biden’s use of an autopen in the flurry of pardons he issued before leaving office. But the real scandal is out in the open.
Jed Rubenfeld
Progressives Against Progress
Whether it’s on identity, economics, or merit, the American left is no longer committed to progress. Can it return to the universal values on which it…
Ruy Teixeira
Tina Brown: MAGA Is Right About Jeffrey Epstein
I have never fully believed that Epstein committed suicide, and my skepticism grows the more the mysteries accumulate.
Tina Brown
Is Elon Musk the New Ross Perot?
Washington plays by different rules than Silicon Valley. Musk hasn’t mastered them.
Matthew Continetti
After Trump Was Shot, He Called Me
Salena Zito was four feet away from the stage when President Trump took a bullet—and has written a new book about the experience. She joins Peter…
Salena Zito
Have You Heard the Good News?
Because the progressive left and the MAGA right clearly have not.
Clifford S. Asness and Michael R. Strain
How the Yuppies Became Socialists
Fifty years ago, the professional managerial class swung right. Today, in America’s biggest cities, they’re voting for leftists like Zohran Mamdani…
River Page
I Helped AOC Win. I Understand the Fantasy Zohran Is Selling.
Growing up has taught me that prosperity comes from less government, less regulation, and lower taxes, not more of them.
Lucy Biggers
Making Sense of Mamdani
Love or loathe the 33-year-old self-described socialist, you need to understand the hopes, anxieties, and resentments driving his coalition.
Reihan Salam
Daniel Lurie Wants to Save San Francisco from Itself
The city’s progressive experiment failed. Its new mayor says he can clean up the mess.
Peter Savodnik
What Both Sides Get Wrong About Immigration
The LA riots prove we’re missing the point.
Martin Gurri
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