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How the Supreme Court Spared America
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (133+ words) The ruling against Trump's tariffs is a major victory for the constitutional separation of powers, rule of law, and millions of American consumers and businesses. Rog" Karma: Get ready for zombie tariffs David Frum: The Supreme Court delivers Trump a…...
What Would War With Iran Look Like?
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (590+ words) How the U.S. conducts any attack will depend on what goal Trump is trying to achieve. During President Trump's first term, Pentagon officials took a highly unusual step to diminish the likelihood of war: They shared their plans for a large-scale…...
The Crisis in Polling Is a Problem for Democracy
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (298+ words) Gallup's presidential-approval poll is the latest casualty in a divided, suspicious nation. Marc Novicoff: Polling was quietly still bad in 2024 Gallup, who turned 35 in 1936, had launched a research company the year before. To promote his work, he undertook his own…...
The Supreme Court Delivers Trump a Humiliating Gift
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (70+ words) The Supreme Court Delivers Trump a Humiliating Gift'The Atlantic Finally, a check on the president's tariff powers. In the 1630s, King Charles I tried to tax English people without the consent of their legislature. He lost his head. In the 2020s, Donald…...
The Supreme Court Isn’t a Rubber Stamp
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (15+ words) The Supreme Court Isn't a Rubber Stamp'The Atlantic Regardless, the tariffs will be back....
Our Olympians Are Being Put in an Impossible Position
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (322+ words) American athletes have been asked to account for Trump'then attacked for doing so. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) pushes the myth that the Olympics are meant to be a safe, apolitical space. Tell that to the American athletes at this…...
Don’t Discount Iran’s Internal Opposition
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (269+ words) The Islamic Republic takes domestic critics seriously. Other oppositionists should, too. Arash Azizi: The Islamic Republic will not last Mohammad Karim Asayesh, an urban activist in Tehran, told me that he knows Momeni, Mahmoudian, and Rabbani, and prefers them to…...
The Big Story: Signalgate, One Year Later
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (36+ words) Jeffrey Goldberg and Adrienne LaFrance discuss reporting on national security and the political fallout after the Signal story. Jeffrey Goldberg and Adrienne LaFrance discuss reporting on national security and the political fallout after the Signal story....
South Dakota Is Buzzing About Kristi Noem’s Future
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (294+ words) Some Republicans hope that she stays out of the Senate primary. "It's something people are talking about across the state," one Republican involved in South Dakota's politics told me; this person, like others I spoke with, requested anonymity to discuss…...
Trump’s Backlash to Black History
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1440+ words) The efforts to whitewash history call for a new approach to memorializing Black history. Hanna Rosin: Over the many years of raising kids in D.C. public schools, I've experienced Black History Month the way many Americans do. I've helped my kids…...