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Tuesday
Monday
Trump only harms himself by floating the idea of a third term
The courts and the public will render the classic New Jersey verdict, ‘fuhgeddaboudit!’
Friday
Why does Britain think it can censor Gab?
The British media regulator has threatened the app with $20 million in fines for failing to police speech
Thursday
Trump’s choice on a replacement UN ambassador is complex
The President decided to yank Elise Stefanik’s nomination because of the slender Republican majority in the House
What went wrong for MAGA in Pennsylvania
A Republican-leaning district in a purple state has been turned on its head by a surprise win for the Democratic party
A miracle DC plane crash didn’t happen sooner, Senate hears
‘Our aviation regulations are written in blood,’ said Senator Tammy Duckworth
PBS and NPR should never have received public funding
A democratic government should not sponsor news programs
Wednesday
Which member of the ‘Houthi PC small group’ chat are you?
Tag yourself, I’m Pete Hegseth
Of course Jasmine Crockett should run for president
She has risen through the ranks as a trash-talking champion of the Democratic base
We don’t live in an age of reason
Never has our understanding of the world been weaker
Tuesday
Mike Waltz claims he has ‘never met’ Atlantic editor
But Jeffrey Goldberg says in his write-up that he has met the National Security Advisor
Signal and the narcissism of connectivity
The app is clearly not a safe place to be discussing military operations, yet nor are its rivals
The Goldberg groupchat ‘glitch’ is a crisis of competence
It was only a matter of time before this White House, moving as fast as they have been, would make a glaring mistake
The real problem with the Trump portrait
It’s not malicious. It’s just bad
Why Harry and Meghan should leave America
They thrived in Biden’s America, mixing it up with liberals who nodded at every platitude
Monday
Ex-Media Matters influencer runs for Congress
Kat Abughazaleh is challenging 80-year-old incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky
The ‘government by groupchat’ scandal should cost Mike Waltz his job
The National Security Advisor accidentally added the editor of the Atlantic to a message thread in which Houthi air strikes were planned
Is Trump’s tariff zeal beginning to wane?
His plans consist of some old tactics and some new ones
Is the Trump Slump over?
There was always an element of wishful thinking behind the narrative
Does Tim Walz think we still want to hear from him?
A disastrous campaign doesn’t seem to have sparked any reflection
Sunday
We are living through the Second American Revolution
The American people are once again asserting their right to self-governance
Thursday
The JFK files will infuriate conspiracy theorists
This batch of redacted documents is more likely to fuel accusations of a deep-state conspiracy rather than solve mysteries
Did Joe Biden’s presidency really happen?
The 46th presidency only ended eight weeks ago and already Biden is a ghost
Wednesday
Trump is working overtime to restore the rule of law
In the long term, his masculine policies will function less as a punitive expedient
Chuck Schumer imperiled from the left and the donor class
Calls for the Senate Minority Leader to step down have already begun
How politics tainted the delayed homecoming of stranded astronauts
The blame game is overshadowing what should be a national celebration
Donald Trump, Putin and the Concert of Arabia
The subject of Iran appears to have been just as important as Ukraine
China’s BYD could kill Tesla
The evidence is mounting that China’s EVs aren’t just more affordable; they’re also superior in performance
Tuesday
The New York Times finally comes clean about Covid
It only took the newspaper five years to acknowledge what people had said since the beginning
Monday
French politician calls for return of Statue of Liberty
Trump’s White House says, ‘non monsieur’
Recession? What recession?
No one knows how President Trump’s efforts to use American tariffs to force our trading partners to lower theirs will turn out
The case against admitting Canada to the US
From the bordering northern United States
How Republicans should capitalize on Chuck Schumer’s weakness
They’re going to need to resist the temptation to slow down
Why air strikes on the Houthis will fail
All other attempts to stop the Houthis haven’t worked. Why should Trump’s be any different?