Why dysfunction is politically useful

Here’s how ICE released our gardener: Betty picked E up last night at a McDonald’s by the border. He has lost at least 10 pounds and his hair is grayer. But - as you can imagine - he is in good spiri...

I wish I hadn’t thought this through.

Getting rich was the easy part. Getting out will be harder.

My longtime gardener was taken by ICE this past weekend. He has been in the U.S. 25 years, has built a team of gardeners and landscapers that everyone loves, and leaves me in awe of his hard, hard l...

Trump Has a Canada Problem Here’s what’s going on with the trade war with Canada and who is likely to win. Trump is making a pretty simple bet: Canada depends on the United States much more than we ...

Why 80 years of nuclear restraint is coming undone.

The President weakens deterrence by limiting U.S. military exercises with South Korea.

Republicans Should Be Worried.

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No post this week.

There is a big space between sucker and jerk and we are ignoring it.

The question isn't about Trump. It's about you.

We know what matters. We just don't live like it.

Every morning I read the Wall Street Journal.

And Why It Matters. A Lot.

And Why It Matters. A Lot.

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The World Cup tells us a lot about corruption, power, and America's future.

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What Happens When Elites Stop Fearing a President

Trump couldn't ask for a better opposition.

What's the deal with powerful men and young girls???

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California's jungle primary is a trap. Here's how to vote your way out of it.

Trump Just Wants You to Feel Overwhelmed

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America Has All the Conditions For Violence and No Signs of Change

What Hungary reveals about the U.S. And why I can’t stop thinking about Isiah’s Louboutins.

I asked ChatGPT how it would destroy America’s youth. Its answers were unsettling — and all too familiar.

What happened Monday night at the Correspondents’ Dinner wasn’t surprising, at least for people who study violence. Political violence in the United States has been rising for years. And the conditio...

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My friends and family get to ask questions about politics at dinner all the time. I want to hear yours.

How Massive Turnout Topples Dictators