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July 12, 2026
Trump’s Corruption Stains, From Texas to Maine
Something is wrong if vice is all them and virtue is all you.
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July 11, 2026
‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics.
What America’s embarrassments have in common.
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July 9, 2026
Is America’s MAGA Wing Giving Up on America?
The right’s birthright meltdown is in full effect.
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July 2, 2026
Amy Coney Barrett Is the Lightning Rod
The Supreme Court seesaw is swinging hard.
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June 28, 2026
Beware the Purging of General Donahue
The dangers of Pete Hegseth are mounting.
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June 27, 2026
Has the MAGA ‘Sugar Rush’ Finally Run Out?
Three Opinion writers on Trump’s latest face-plant.
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June 25, 2026
Two-Party System, One-Party Rule
Why does our seemingly competitive political system produce so much stagnation and corruption?
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June 21, 2026
A Malicious Chapter in the History of American Justice
The Trump administration is the nation’s chief threat to the rule of law.
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June 18, 2026
Trump and Netanyahu Have Really Stepped in It Now
America and Israel have snatched defeat from victory.
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June 15, 2026
‘Everybody Lost in this War’: 3 Opinion Writers Dissect the Iran Deal
Was the Iran war worth it — and will the latest agreement even stick?
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June 14, 2026
MAGA’s French Connection
Christian nationalism has dark forebears.
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June 11, 2026
The Terrible Man Theory of History
The solution to Trumpism isn’t to conform to the spirit of the age, but to transform it.
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June 6, 2026
Graham Platner and the Rise of the ‘Dirtbag’ Democrat
And what the Maine candidate reveals about politics today.
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June 4, 2026
Two Comedians Walk Into a … Friendship
I just realized why I liked ‘Hacks’ so much.
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May 31, 2026
The Museum of Wretched Ideas Has Reopened
We seem to have forgotten more or less everything.
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May 28, 2026
Three Ways Trump Is Losing the War
The president is giving a master class in what not to do in Iran.
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May 23, 2026
Has Trump Gone Full ‘Mob Boss’?
The president’s $1.8 billion slush fund is causing further cracks in the Republican Party.
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May 21, 2026
Trump Is Giving ‘The Fix Was In’ New Meaning
Trump is giving “the fix was in” new meaning.
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May 17, 2026
We Need More ‘Rabid Partisans’ Like Shane Massey
Defeating a sclerotic rump of a party is no achievement. Instead, one-party rule enables corruption. It fosters stagnation.
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May 14, 2026
I Don’t Think You Can Even Call This Hypocrisy
The secrets of one of the architects of the religious right are being revealed. One of the secrets is that they weren’t really secrets.
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May 10, 2026
The Platner Trap
The exact wrong answer to a Republican Party that’s flirting with fascism is a man who chose to put vile Nazi imagery on his own body.
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May 9, 2026
High Gas Prices Are Just the Beginning
How the economic shock waves of Trump’s Iran war will be felt globally.
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May 7, 2026
True Believers Blow Trump’s Mind
Our most transactional president is having trouble processing.
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May 6, 2026
‘Not a Perfect Union’: Neil Gorsuch on America at 250
David French and the Supreme Court justice discuss how the ideals of 1776 shaped — and strain — the country today.
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April 30, 2026
There’s a 900-Year-Old Answer to Our Most Modern Problem
What should we do when a chatbot behaves like a criminal?
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April 26, 2026
Ukraine Has Picked Up the Torch America Dropped
The world is looking to Volodymyr Zelensky for leadership.
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April 23, 2026
There Is Much More to Pope vs. President Than Meets the Eye
What fighting an unjust war really means.
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April 19, 2026
The Divine Right of Presidents Is a Dangerous Idea
It didn’t work out too well for kings, either.
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April 18, 2026
From Hungary to the Pope, the Right’s Very Bad Week
What recent events in Europe can tell us about the future of Trumpism.
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