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May 19, 2026
Trump Is Down. Can Democrats Go Up?
Is there anything Democrats can do to break free of a deeply polarized political system in which parties are constantly winning and then losing office?
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May 12, 2026
Trump Is Fighting the World’s Stupidest Culture War
“He sees fossil fuels as manly and renewables as woke.”
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May 5, 2026
‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’
Who will keep the 2026 ballots straight?
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April 29, 2026
Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them
Social media helped put Trump over the top. What’s A.I. going to do to us?
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April 21, 2026
Trump Is ‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History'
There is a contest Trump is winning.
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April 14, 2026
Why Aren’t the Kids Out Protesting Against Trump?
The lack of a thriving youth movement in opposition to Trump is a canary-in-the-coal-mine warning of the deterioration of American exceptionalism.
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March 31, 2026
It’s Not Going to Get Any Easier for Democrats After Trump
The party will come up against a demographic cliff in 2032.
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March 24, 2026
Why Are So Many Democrats So Far Out of Touch?
Candidates in safe districts are under no pressure to moderate in order to win.
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March 17, 2026
A.I. Is Coming for Politics
How ready are we?
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March 10, 2026
Trump’s Smash-and-Grab Presidency Reaches New Heights
When disruption becomes destruction.
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March 3, 2026
JD Vance Has His Reasons
The vice president’s political transformation from Trump skeptic to MAGA superstar has many roots.
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February 24, 2026
The Donald Trump 1 Percent Fan Club
There are some elites the president likes.
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