The Swastika and the Red Hat
Comparing Trump to Hitler is considered facile, a trivialization of genocide. But their rises to power are frighteningly similar.
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admin America’s Best Colleges for Research
The best research universities driving American innovation aren’t just in blue states—and neither is the damage from Trump’s research cuts.
Fear and Loathing in Palo Alto
Theo Baker’s debut book is a film-worthy investigation of Stanford’s culture of fraud. But his disdain for the tech bros…
Good-Bye, Dolly: Farewell to an American Icon
Let’s hope Dolly Parton's passing isn’t the last time right and left can be united in admiration and grief.
On Fox News, El-Sayed Bravely Defended Gender-Affirming Care, Then Took a Weird, Wrong Turn
The U.S. Senate candidate crossed over into bravado when he compared trans surgery to circumcision in an interview with Jesse…
Richard Nixon and Wild Horses: A Love Story
The disgraced late president was an unlikely champion of this symbol of the Wild West.
The Myth of the Establishment Democrat
Establishment is used as a description and even a slur for Democrats in and running for office, but it’s really…
I’m a DNC Committee Member. The Party Isn’t Broken
Rarely in recent politics has there been a bigger disconnect between the public perception of...
DOGE Is Done, But the Wreckage Remains
Elon Musk’s ill-considered rampage through government has left Americans vulnerable to long-term health and safety threats.
A Radically Simple Plan to Fix Higher Education
Voters are clear in their demand for greater affordability, with college costs near the top of their list. Here’s how…