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May 11, 2023
Matt Ford
George Santos Can’t Even Do Corruption Right
The charges leveled against the New York lawmaker highlight how little thought he put into his grift.
May 11, 2023
Alex Shephard
Fox News and Tucker Carlson Are Both Losing
Tucker has a new show—on Twitter. Fox News is shedding its audience. Without one another, the struggle is real.
May 11, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Shame on CNN for That Naked, Cynical Play for Fox Viewers
Kaitlan Collins and the network’s journalists tried their best. But the execs, from Chris Licht on down, brought total shame on themselves, journalism, and America.
May 10, 2023
Grace Segers
Survivors of the 2011 Debt Limit Showdown Say This Time Is Worse
“I’m much more worried,” says Maryland Democrat Chris van Hollen.
May 10, 2023
Timothy Noah
The Ingenious Lawsuit That Could Break the Debt Ceiling Impasse
A union that’s already endorsed Joe Biden for 2024 is suing him and Janet Yellen. Here’s why.
May 10, 2023
Matt Ford
The Right’s Stupefying Defense of the Supreme Court
Conservatives are up in arms that the high court has become embroiled in a legitimacy crisis.
May 10, 2023
Alex Shephard
Shame on Lionel Messi
He’s reportedly heading to Saudi Arabia to cash in—and help a murderous regime launder its reputation.
May 10, 2023
Walter Shapiro
Democrats, Don’t Panic! Seriously, Don’t.
Problematic polls and New York Times op-eds are giving Biden supporters a heart attack. But the 2024 outlook isn’t nearly as gloomy as it seems right now.
May 9, 2023
Alex Thomas
The War Between the Republican Billionaires and the Base
The biggest tension in the GOP primary isn’t between Trump and DeSantis.
May 9, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans’ Anti-Trans Assault Has an Achilles Heel
By cruelly targeting minorities, the GOP could accidentally create a new constituency.
May 9, 2023
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Ryann Liebenthal
The Right’s War on Student Debtors May Cost Us All
Is the Supreme Court willing to unleash legal chaos to defeat Biden’s loan cancellation program?
May 8, 2023
Timothy Noah
To Hold a Coronation, Britain Suppressed Free Speech. That’s Insane.
The monarchy used to be quaint. As of Saturday, it’s a menace.
May 8, 2023
Thomas Geoghegan
The Best Safeguard Against Artificial Intelligence Is the Constitution
The president has the power to step in now before A.I. becomes a threat to national security.
May 8, 2023
Brynn Tannehill
Now America Is #1 in Something Else: Crazy Random Shootings
Take 330 million people, 400 million guns, and a media that induces paranoia and glorifies gun violence, and, well, what do you expect?
May 8, 2023
Matt Ford
How Clarence Thomas Keeps the Influence Machine Running
The justice has consistently ruled in ways that favor political favor-traders.
May 8, 2023
Timothy Noah
Putin Can’t Afford to Lose in Ukraine—but He Can’t Afford to Win, Either
Russia’s economy is much worse than it admits, and victory will only impoverish it further.
May 7, 2023
Michael Tomasky
The Gun Industry Wants America’s Malls and Schools to Be War Zones
The bodies pile up. Republicans say it’s in God’s hands. And the new weapons coming to market are even deadlier. There’s only one logical conclusion.
May 6, 2023
Jason Linkins
King Charles Should Abolish Himself
The best thing the newly-minted monarch could do is bring an end to the monarchy.
May 5, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Remember “Defund the Police”? Well, Guess Who’s Actually Proposing Doing It.
The House Republican’s debt ceiling bill has several nasty surprises for anyone who “backs the blue.”
May 5, 2023
Joanna Rothkopf
Yes, You Should Care About This Writers’ Strike, and Here’s Why
Hollywood writers are striking in part to preserve an endangered profession. The studios’ response? Quit whining.
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