Democrats Are Hoping You Don’t Understand What “Impeachment” Entails
Focusing on how it would "fail" in the Senate is a handy way to duck responsibility for a full investigation into the Trump administration.
Richard Nixon
The Mueller Report’s Lasting Damage to Trump
A lesson from Watergate: Never underestimate the power of political gravity.
Jerry Nadler Was Born to Battle Trump
The House Judiciary Committee chair has been preparing for this moment for decades.
Trump Is Undoing Much More Than Obama’s Legacy
The president isn't just erasing his predecessor's accomplishments. He's trying to destroy government regulation as we know it.
If Trump Fires Mueller
How a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation
The Promise of Polarization
Ideological division was once seen as the solution to America’s political gridlock. What went wrong?
The Russia Investigation After Jeff Sessions
What can the Senate do if Trump fires the attorney general? The Nixon era provides a roadmap.
Would Trump’s Impeachment Crash the Stock Market?
The president is fond of overstating his impact on the economy. But his influence on the markets is greater than many think.
Can the Democrats Fix Washington?
The prospect of a Democratic wave in the midterm elections this fall recalls the moment, nearly 50 years ago, when a group of young, liberal lawmakers swept into Congress on a mission to overturn the status quo. What can today's Democrats learn from the historic class of 1974?
A Courtier for the Imperial Presidency
For almost 20 years, Brett Kavanaugh has been a consistent voice in favor of maximal executive power and privilege.
United States v. Trump
How the president ends up at the Supreme Court—and how he might fare
Trump’s Saturday Night Massacre Has Already Begun
In claiming vast presidential powers, the administration has set the stage to break all precedents.
Trump Won’t Hesitate to Tear It All Down
The president is sinking in scandal, but has drawn political strength from his willingness to destroy institutions—including his own party.
A Most Violent Year
The world that 1968 ushered in is a far cry from the one activists imagined.
How Many Years Will Robert Mueller Need?
The White House wants the Russia investigation to end, but history suggests there’s still a long way to go.
Nothing in All Creation Is Hidden
Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump
The Long, Tortured History of the Job Guarantee
How liberals, over decades, worked to undermine a proposal that has long enjoyed public support
California Dreaming
Opposition to the president in Orange County has boosted hopes of a wave election this fall. But Democrats need more than anti-Trump anger to win.
When the President Defies the Supreme Court
What will Trump do if the justices rule against him?
Trump Goes to North Korea. Or Not.
In one of the most daring diplomatic moves in decades, the president seeks his own Nixon-to-China moment. This one might not go so well.
