Trump might not have gotten his ‘Muslim ban.’ But he sure got his ‘extreme vetting.’
The president is achieving his stated aim of slashing entries of Muslims into the United States.
National Opinions
A new understanding of ‘collusion’ and obstruction
What if “collusion” between Russians and Trump began much earlier?
Mean-spirited media do 180 on Bush
For the major media, it would appear the only good Republican is a dead Republican.
A tip for Tariff Man
These tariffs function exactly like taxes. By imposing them, you have in effect raised taxes on most Americans. You have made Americans poorer.
Law vs. morality in the Trump campaign-finance flap
We’ve lost anything remotely like a moral consensus in this country because legalism has crowded out morality.
Twitter’s latest mishap shows once again why Silicon Valley can’t be trusted to run the world
“The people are filled with joy,” the Twitter executive wrote - about a country that’s just experienced genocide.
We are former US senators. The Senate must defend democracy.
We are at an inflection point in which the foundational principles of our democracy and our national security interests are at stake.
The partisan media still doesn’t understand Trump Country
After a false start, the media should try again to cover all of America fairly.
Ocasio-Cortez is borrowing from the Trump playbook
Trump prefers positive attention, but he’ll take negative attention over no attention every time, in part because he knows his supporters will intensify their dedication to him in response to allegedly unfair attacks. AOC is doing the same thing.
The hush-money payments are a sideshow. Mueller just added key pieces to Russia puzzle.
A robust investigation into President Trump’s ties to Russia continues - and the administration’s legal peril based on those ties continues to grow.
How the federal government became responsible for disaster relief
The Alaska earthquake that put Washington in charge of natural disasters.
Millennials aren’t breaking traditions. They’re just broke.
Younger generations can’t kill industries they’ve been shut out of.
Michael Flynn is only the latest shoe to drop
The latest salvo from the special counsel suggests the White House should be very uneasy.
George H.W. Bush’s funeral was a powerful renunciation of Trump
What made him a great leader are the very traits that, by their absence, make Trump so woefully inadequate.
For just a few days, let’s be the nation George H.W. Bush wanted us to be
His death should encourage Americans to pause the politics of contempt.
‘There is no such thing as a child prostitute’
Hundreds of girls. A sentence of thirteen months.
The incredibly unpopular idea that could stem opioid deaths
Lowering the death toll may require a drastic step.
The perpetual presidency
Apparently, Obama believes that all of Trump’s successes are due to Obama, and all of Trump’s setbacks are his own.
Should humans tinker with human blueprints?
Society can be technologically capable of producing a solution before it’s morally capable of comprehending a problem.
Five myths about climate change
What’s happening isn’t natural - and almost all scientists agree.