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100 Days of Mamdani
The rent’s still unfrozen. The buses aren’t free. And where is universal childcare?
April 10, 2026
Olivia Reingold
Government Doesn’t Have to Manage the Air
The long lines at TSA checkpoints are driving Americans crazy. But the problem is bigger than Congress’s refusal to appropriate money for the TSA.
March 30, 2026
Judge Glock
Have the Democrats Learned Anything?
They feel so good about the midterms that they’ve forgotten why they lost in 2024. But huge problems still linger.
March 29, 2026
Ruy Teixeira
‘It’s Not Safe for Anyone’: A TSA Officer on Working Without Pay
I’ve worked for the TSA for 23 years. Congress needs to fund frontline workers like me before there is a tragic security failure.
March 22, 2026
Edward N.
The Filibuster Saves the Senate from Itself
It puts a brake on irresistible but unpopular proposals, like nationalizing voting rules. That’s why moderate senators won’t let it die.
March 19, 2026
Yuval Levin
How a Billionaire Friend Changed Trump’s Mind About Pot
Credit card pioneer Howard Kessler persuaded the president to buck decades of Republican dogma on marijuana. ‘It really had to do with a personal…
March 16, 2026
Gabe Kaminsky
Will a Nazi Tattoo Cost Democrats the Senate?
The left sees a winner in Graham Platner, and they’re willing to overlook everything from his faux working-class background to his brushes with bigots.
March 16, 2026
Charles Lane
The Christian Conservatives Who Don’t Want Prayer Time in Schools
In Texas, every school district has had to vote on whether to establish periods of worship in the school day. The vast majority of boards have said: We…
March 11, 2026
Carrie McKean
Science Has a Major Fraud Problem
For decades, scientists were above reproach. Not any more. Joe Nocera investigates the murky world of fraudulent research, and the sleuths exposing…
March 10, 2026
Joe Nocera
Will Trump Call Time on the Iran War?
Israelis want to exhaust their list of targets in Iran, but fears are growing that ‘Trump always chickens out.’
March 10, 2026
Amit Segal
This Week in Canada: Death Is a High-Volume Business
‘Exceptionally proficient’ at MAID; booze sales lose out to marijuana; terrifying synagogue attacks; and more.
March 10, 2026
Rupa Subramanya
Who Will Govern Iran After the War?
The fractured Iranian opposition struggles to rally around a leader for the postwar transition.
March 5, 2026
Amy Kellogg
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