America at 250: An Idealist Without Illusions
Fifty years after the Bicentennial, American democracy is imperiled—but the country’s progress since 1976 offers real reasons for hope.
The Monopolized Economy
admin Trump’s Election Subversion Plans?
Trump has floated ways to disrupt the 2026 midterms, from mail voting crackdowns to ICE at the polls. Here’s why…
A Narrowing Vision of America
The Supreme Court's recent rulings and the "Great American State Fair" reflect twin Trumpian visions of who belongs in America.
Independence Day, From Jefferson to Reagan to Trump
The 47th president has smashed norms, enriched himself, and even bungled cleaning the Reflecting Pool. But July 4 still survives.
Budget Cuts, Deaths, and the First Anniversary of Trump’s Disastrous Budget
July 4 is America’s birthday and the first anniversary of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Medicaid cuts…
Democratic Voters Have Had Enough
Democratic voters are turning on party leaders as anger over Trump, Israel-Palestine, and elite impunity fuels a wave of primary…
What Trump Has to Say on America’s 250th Birthday Won’t Top Coolidge and Ford
The history of semicentennial presidential oratory is limited but Trump’s July 4 semiquincentennial remarks will be a low point in…
The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Trans Rights
SCOTUS upheld bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports, sidestepping evidence and narrowing its own logic on trans discrimination.
The Washington Monthly Was Right About Egg Prices
The press believed the spike in egg prices was due to supply. Now that the industry has settled, the Monthly's…
The Battle of Little Bighorn and Why It Never Ends
Custer’s last stand was 150 years ago. As America wrestles with its 250th birthday, this commemoration also cuts to the…