His ego is driving life-and-death decisions. The results could be disastrous.

Democrats need to understand what went wrong in 2016, but focusing on Clinton is a dead end.

The turn toward niche obsessions reflects America in all its humble, variegated glory. But at what cost?

The president is becoming a typical right-wing Republican, thereby preserving a flawed status quo.

There is a desperate belief that we’re just one more disclosure away from bringing down the president.

The U.S. government and local authorities are fighting once again over civil rights. But the dynamic has been turned upside down.

Politicians who are abetting his corruption will have a lot to answer for in the midterm elections—if Democrats make an issue of his tax returns.