The Precarious Future of Vote by Mail
Democracy’s defenders won round one, but Donald Trump has done plenty of damage to Americans’ faith in voting at home.
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admin The Supreme Court Still Works as the Founders Intended
Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime appointment that just kept Trump from meddling…
Can the House Clerk Lead a Midterm Coup?
Could the Clerk of the House lead a midterm coup? Garrett Epps looks to 1863 and 1865 for warnings about…
Who Are the “Trump Regretters”?
One in five voters who supported Donald Trump in 2024 now regrets their vote. Inflation and war are their biggest…
Never Forgetting 9/11 Means Learning Lessons
In the 48 hours before 9/11, the Bush administration was insisting we spend enough on counterterrorism and not enough on…
Barney Frank’s Last Harsh Warning to the Left
The late congressman’s posthumous book condemns dogmatic insistence on unpopular ideas and offers a roadmap for reconciliation.
Who Enabled Trump’s Second Act?
From GOP leaders to university presidents, those who might have mitigated to the president’s second term lawlessness instead bent the…
Europe Struggles to Respond to Russian Attacks
As Europe struggles to respond to Russian hybrid attacks, Ukrainians warn their Western allies: “Putin is at war with you,…
Will a Wave of “Trump Regret” Lift Democratic Boats This Fall?
I confess to some smug satisfaction when a disciple of Donald Trump turns heretic—especially after...
The Tower Stones of 9/11
New York survived 9/11 and prospered; the skyline was eventually repaired. But my fears of too much change were hardly…