ICE Has Only Seemed To Be Quieter
As a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin enjoyed a reputation for confrontation and theatricality....
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admin How to Save the IRS
DOGE broke the Internal Revenue Service. Former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has thoughts on how to fix it.
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.
Our National Parks Deserve Better Than Trump
A comprehensive report on Trump’s raiding of the National Park Service's funds to pay for his gaudy, gold-leaf D.C. makeover.
The Heritage Foundation’s Troubling “Pro-Natalist” Agenda
The right-wing organization blames “feminism” for falling fertility rates. Not surprisingly, its “solutions” are hostile to women.
When America’s Culture Wars Were Fought in Art Galleries
Late 20th-century culture wars over artists like Robert Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano set the stage for the transgressive Age of…