The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism
Congressional Republicans claim to have achieved something truly miraculous. Their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they argue, would cut nearly...
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Feudalism Is Our Future
Judging from news accounts and interviews, numerous people in and around the Trump administration are beguiled by imperial Rome. They...
The No. 1 Rule for Understanding Trump
A useful one-sentence guide to the second Trump administration might go something like this: A lot happens under Donald Trump,...
The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone
Just before Election Day, a disturbing piece of information made its way to Donald Trump. Whenever he takes or makes...
In Trump Immigration Cases, It’s One Thing in Public, Another in Court
During his testimony on Capitol Hill earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a swipe at Senator Chris...
Is Trump Falling Out of Love With Putin?
Like so many stories about Donald Trump, this one begins with a tweet. More than a decade ago, Trump mused...
Why Pilots Don’t Get Therapy
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts An average person struggling with anxiety or...
The Big, Beautiful Republican Shrug
When Democrats reshaped the American health-insurance system in 2010, Republicans accused them of all manner of legislative foul play: Middle-of-the-night...
Trump Addresses a Military He’s Remaking in His Image
The last time President Donald Trump addressed Army cadets at West Point, he was locked in a dramatic conflict with...
What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts Expressing concern can sometimes be a delicate...
Will Republicans Say No to Trump?
Representative Tim Burchett is fond of saying no. The fourth-term Tennessean was one of the eight renegade Republicans who helped...
Trump Hands Putin Another Victory
For years, President Donald Trump has bragged that he, and only he, could bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war....
Musk Is Becoming the Latest Government Employee to Lose His Job
“Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was shouting at Elon Musk in the halls of the...
Trump’s Plan to Cap Drug Prices Doesn’t Exist
For a moment, Donald Trump finally seemed to be on the verge of real economic populism. The president announced last...
The Rushed, Blundering Effort to Send Deportees to Third Countries
The Trump administration has acknowledged a new error in a case challenging its attempts to send deportees to any country...
Kristi Noem Is Dangerously Ignorant
Several top members of the Trump administration have been evading constraints on their lawless actions by playing a clever game...
The Story About Biden Getting Old Is Getting Old
Washington is abuzz these days, The Atlantic has learned. I love it when Washington is abuzz. Let’s jump right in....
The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden
Midway through President Joe Biden’s four-day trip to Ireland in April 2023, Representative Mike Quigley of Illinois realized whom the...
When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin
In February 1965, three months after Barry Goldwater had been trounced by Lyndon B. Johnson in the presidential election, one...
Polling Was Quietly Still Bad in 2024
Pollsters seemed to finally get it right in 2024. After years of bad misses, they said the presidential election would...