Republican Leaders Once Thought January 6 Was ‘Tragic’
Mon 6:28pm By Annie Joy WilliamsRepublicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.The Tech Oligarchy Arrives
Mon 4:00pm By Michael SchererDonald Trump’s inauguration signaled a new alliance—for now—with some of the world’s wealthiest men.How Donald Trump Got Ready for His Close-Up
Mon 3:45pm By Jonathan LemireThe inaugural festivities placed the president’s flair for stagecraft on full display.The Gilded Age of Trump Begins Now
Mon 3:13pm By David A. GrahamHis second inaugural address promised a “golden age,” but the ideas in it evoked the late 1800s more than any recent presidency.‘If There’s One Person Who Keeps Their Word, It’s Donald Trump’
Mon 10:23am By Elaine GodfreyAt Trump’s last rally before returning to the White House, an ecstatic audience anticipated a historic presidency.The First Known Photograph of a U.S. Presidential Inauguration
Mon 9:00am By Alan Taylor
An image of the 1857 inauguration of President James BuchananWhat Trump Did to Police Officers
Mon 6:00am By Tom NicholsOn January 6, 2021, Trump’s supporters attacked scores of law-enforcement officers as the president stood by.The Tragedy of the Classified-Documents Case
Sun 7:00am By David A. GrahamThe failure of this particular prosecution is not the most serious or influential. But it might be the most maddening.That’s Not How Constitutional Amendments Work
Fri 3:08pm By Russell BermanThe president’s declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” doesn’t make it so.How Biden Destroyed His Legacy
Fri 7:00am By Franklin FoerThe president’s accomplishments are considerable, but on his signature issue of preserving democracy, he failed spectacularly.The One Trump Pick Democrats Actually Like
Wed 4:44pm By Russell BermanDoes Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination for labor secretary signal a shift in the GOP’s stance toward unions?Pete Hegseth Declines to Answer
Jan 14, 2025, 5:20 pm By Jonathan ChaitAt his confirmation hearing, the defense-secretary nominee looked like a man who understood that the fix was in.Should You Be Prepping for Trump?
Jan 13, 2025, 7:00 am By Olga KhazanSome liberals are stocking up on and freeze-drying food—and say that others should be too.These Bizarre Theories About the L.A. Wildfires Endanger Everyone
Jan 10, 2025, 2:20 pm By Yair RosenbergSocieties that scapegoat foreign powers for domestic problems erode their ability to solve those problems.The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Jan 10, 2025, 2:15 pm By Jonathan ChaitDonald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.Drop the Outrage Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Bluster
Jan 10, 2025, 9:53 am By Eliot A. CohenThe way to deal with the bombast is by turning it against a leader who leads a movement that is actually deeply divided.Trump Doesn’t Believe Anything. That’s Why He Wins.
Jan 9, 2025, 5:30 pm By Yair RosenbergTransactionalism is Trump’s secret weapon.The Solzhenitsyn Test
Jan 9, 2025, 9:33 am By Eliot A. CohenLying is a prerequisite for securing a Trump appointment.Why ‘Late Regime’ Presidencies Fail
Jan 9, 2025, 9:00 am By Ronald BrownsteinThe coalition collapse that doomed Biden follows a grim precedent set by another Democratic leader: Jimmy Carter.The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Jan 9, 2025, 7:45 am By Stephanie McCrummen
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.Stop the (North Carolina) Steal
Jan 8, 2025, 11:49 am By David A. GrahamThe Democratic incumbent got more votes. Now the Republican challenger is trying to throw out tens of thousands of them.The Particular Horror of the Los Angeles Wildfires
Jan 8, 2025, 10:37 am By Conor FriedersdorfSouthern California is no stranger to fires. But the dreadful blazes that began yesterday are potentially transformative.Judge Cannon Comes to Trump’s Aid, Again
Jan 7, 2025, 5:04 pm By David A. GrahamThe president-elect would rather Jack Smith’s report never sees the light of day. Luckily for him, he has an ally.The Political Logic of Trump’s International Threats
Jan 7, 2025, 3:40 pm By Jonathan ChaitRenaming the Gulf of Mexico is a lot simpler than building the wall.The New Rasputins
Jan 7, 2025, 7:30 am By Anne ApplebaumAnti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
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