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Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies
Trump wants to bring back the spoils system of the 19th century.
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The Challenges the U.S. Would Face in Gaza
The president offered no outline for overcoming a daunting set of obstacles.
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What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?
With the help of Congress, a president could get rid of the agency. Getting rid of...
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Parenting in America Keeps Getting More Intensive
The philosophy is hard on parents and children alike.
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There Is No Real-Estate Solution for Gaza
Here’s what truly fresh thinking would look like instead.
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Trump Is Inheriting an Environmental Disaster
PFAS could be the rare environmental issue that gets addressed this term.
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Trump’s Assault on USAID Makes Project 2025 Look Like Child’s Play
“I have never seen a government action have such an immediate impact.”
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The Spies Are Shown the Door
Trump has never understood how the CIA’s people work. But he might know how to make...
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Don’t Make Small Talk. Think Big Talk.
Discover the rewards of discussing deep things.
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How the Economists Took Over the NBA
The financialization of sports has hit pro basketball, where business regulations now rule.
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The Many Resurrections of Marianne Faithfull
No matter how many times she was counted out, the late singer knew how to imbue...
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Trump and Musk Are Destroying the Basics of a Healthy Democracy
An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest...
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Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia....
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Nobody Wants Gaz-a-Lago
The president proposes a terrible solution to a very real problem.
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The Modern Voice of War Writing
In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque reinvented a genre.
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Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE
The world’s richest man still relies on the president for his authority.
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Trump’s Wild Plan for Gaza
The president proposes an American takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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America Can’t Just Unpause USAID
The speed with which the Trump administration took the agency apart will be felt for years...
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The Tariffs Were Never Real
Donald Trump does not appear eager to follow through on one of his biggest campaign promises.
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Two Truths of Trump’s Second Term
Chaos versus strategy is a misleading binary for understanding this presidency.
