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Trump Can’t Win Greenland Without Losing Europe
The European right is winning elections by promising sovereignty and dignity. Trump’s Greenland gambit threatens both.
Rod Dreher
Obamacare Could Save the GOP Majority—or Doom It
Rising healthcare costs pose an existential threat to the slim Republican majorities in Congress.
Tanner Nau
Trump’s Dangerous Greenland Game
The president’s petulance has created a diplomatic crisis—and risks undermining his foreign policy achievements.
The Editors
The Bad Law Behind the FBI’s Raid on a Reporter
The Espionage Act lets the feds target journalists who handle leaks, so protecting press freedom is each president’s choice.
Eli Lake
Trump Declares a Legal War on Sanctuary Cities
Reports say the Justice Department is investigating Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for obstructing ICE. The Constitution says they’re within their rights.
Jed Rubenfeld
Why the Trump Coalition Is Cracking Up
Trump is dominating the world stage. But at home, inside the MAGA movement he created, his authority is quietly eroding.
Michael Doran
Coleman Hughes: Scott Adams Made Me a Better Thinker
The mainstream obituaries of the ‘Dilbert’ cartoonist have focused on his ‘controversial’ statements and support for the president. But that’s just one…
Coleman Hughes
This Week in American History: Roosevelt’s Big Stick
Before the Donroe Doctrine, there was the Roosevelt Corollary: If the United States didn’t want European powers intervening in Latin America, it would…
Jonathan Horn
Trump’s War on Liberal Nonprofits Collides with Reality
Legal constraints and donor backlash have snarled the push to investigate left-leaning groups blamed for political violence.
Gabe Kaminsky
How Trump and Mamdani Are Tag-Teaming Landlords
Populists blame investors for high prices and poor conditions, but their anti-market policies would worsen the problem.
Judge Glock
Trump’s Dangerous Attack on the Fed
The probe into Jerome Powell is a pretext to control the central bank.
The Editors
Donald Trump’s Red Line
Time to make good on your promise to the Iranian people, Mr. President.
Eli Lake
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