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What the JFK Files Reveal
The people don’t want the truth.
Peter Savodnik
These Canadians Are Ready to Go to War with America
‘Many of us would rather have our eyes spooned out, be thrown in acid, have our heart pulled out of our mouth than have anything to do with the United…
Rupa Subramanya
This Is a Republican Moment. Can Trump Seize It?
Republicans outnumber Democrats by the biggest margin in 30 years. It’s an opportunity for Trump to recast the political landscape.
Matthew Continetti
Why MAGA Is Furious with Amy Coney Barrett
The fight over the justice is really a fight for the future of legal conservatism.
Jed Rubenfeld
How Easy Money Bred Bad Ideas
Wokeness was born in a time when money was free. Its demise began when interest rates went up.
Russ Greene
Christopher Caldwell: Trump Has a Point on Trade. But He Is Losing the Argument.
There’s a legitimate case for tariffs. But the president needs to explain it to the public—in a way that makes great TV.
Christopher Caldwell
JB Pritzker Wants to Lead the Trump Resistance. But Is He Turning His Back on DEI?
Mentions of diversity and equity have vanished from the Pritzker Family Foundation’s website amid Trump’s attack on DEI.
Gabe Kaminsky
Niall Ferguson: A User’s Guide to Wrecking the Global Financial System
Ordinary Americans elected Trump because they expected him to make things better. Did they realize they were getting a reactionary economic project?
Niall Ferguson
Both Left and Right Are Wrong About Mahmoud Khalil
Anyone who says the law is obvious here is not telling the truth.
Jed Rubenfeld
Trump to Wall Street: Brace for Impact
President Trump has drawn the ire of Democrats, Ukrainians, and college presidents. Wall Street assumed the president would have their back. Not so…
Peter Coy
Michael Lind: Why Tariffs Are Good
The claim that tariffs are inherently misguided and inevitably harmful does not stand up to scrutiny.
Michael Lind
Erick Erickson: MAGA’s Tariff Talking Points Are Bound to Backfire
Republicans risk repeating Democrats’ mistake—forgetting it’s the economy, stupid.
Erick Erickson
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