Trump’s lawyers just inadvertently admitted that his tariffs are illegal
The Trump administration formally asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday evening to decide whether President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy ...
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“The Paper” and the politics of the workplace mockumentary
Every episode of “The Paper” features an opening credits montage of archival footage from the pre-Internet era, before the 24-hour ...
The US strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting ...
Why the Ukraine war is so hard to end
At the height of the Iraq war, bloggers coined the term “Friedman unit” in reference to the New York Times ...
The 65-year-old theory that helps explain why the Democrats keep losing
Democratic strategists think the party has a messaging problem. Post-election autopsies overflowed with countless cross-tabs of how Democrats “underperformed” with ...
Why China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are more than just Axis of Evil 2.0
Editor’s note, September 2, 12:10 pm ET: This week, the leaders of Iran, North Korea, and Russia, along with around ...
Donald Trump is a globalist
The defining photo of the recent White House Ukraine summit will likely turn out to be one depicting five European ...
The Covid revenge policy
In his first term, President Donald Trump touted the “medical miracle” of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine that he helped deliver ...
Trump’s DC police takeover has unsettling implications for 2028
The two and a half weeks since President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Washington, DC, police department have mixed the ...
The bigger story behind the mass exodus of CDC leadership
The simmering showdown between US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the leadership of the Centers for Disease Control ...
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