In his near-century of life, Murray confronted race by re-constructing American identity as omni-American—that out of many, we are one.

Trump didn't steal the election. If a recount can affirm that fact, then so much the better.

Fact-checkers can't show us the real authoritarian danger posed by our dissembling president-elect.

Republicans could rein in Trump's worst excesses—but they first have to secure their regressive tax cuts and a Supreme Court nominee.

Airing the worst-case scenarios of a Trump presidency is the only way we can avoid them.

If Campbell can win a run-off for Louisiana’s Senate seat, the Democrats will be that much closer to stopping Donald Trump.

Instead of being aghast at the non-stop spectacle of Trump's transition, we should try a more level-headed approach.

The alt-right is a loser's poor fantasy of what a radical revolution looks like. I should know.

The de facto leader of the alt-right has learned from the master about manipulating the media.

A battle over infrastructure could be the start of a big, bloody, intraparty war.

Who gets to be an American? This holiday weekend my mixed-up, Trump-voting family will try to answer that question.

When the president does it, that means it's not illegal—even if he has no idea what he's doing.