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Back to SearchFranklin Foer: Elon, the Man Who Ate NASA
The rise of Elon—and why he is still involved with our government—has everything to do with the dimming of America's one-time crown jewel, NASA. We are now dependent on his rockets and his satellites…
Published on 4 weeks ago
David French: Israel's Humanitarian Obligations
Gaza is strewn with rubble, the war's end is nowhere in sight, and an entirely predictable humanitarian disaster is unfolding. With daily reports of starvation and malnutrition, Israel must provide a…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Bill Kristol: Trump Is a Moral Monster
The man who cavorted with Jeffrey Epstein for 15 years never even bothers to feign empathy for Epstein's victims—even a sociopath would fake it. And neither Trump nor his administration and supporter…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Andrew Weissmann: It Stinks to High Heaven
The deputy attorney general of the United States, who took an oath to help Donald Trump no matter what, is conferring with Jeffrey Epstein's literal partner in crime—a woman who lied about the sex tr…
Published on 1 month ago
Mike Murphy: Trump's Kryptonite
The one thing Mr. Authenticity was supposed to be was the anti-politician: the guy who would supposedly go after the establishment, clean up Washington, and make a booming economy. Now, Trump's actin…
Published on 1 month ago
Neera Tanden: Aiding and Abetting Trump
Mike Johnson is racing to shut the business of the House down to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Trump's own criminal lawyer, who's moonlighting as deputy attorney general, will be mindi…
Published on 1 month ago
Chris Murphy: Time to Break Norms(?)
Republicans are nullifying bipartisan budget deals and planning a mid-decade redistricting to try to hold the House after the midterms. Trump is methodically working to crush dissent in the media, ch…
Published on 1 month ago
Bill Kristol: It's the Crimes and the Cover-Up
Our government disappeared hundreds of Venezuelans to a hellish Salvadoran prison for 125 days. When Trump's and Stephen Miller's whole CECOT plan even became too much for the dictator who runs El Sa…
Published on 1 month ago
Tom Nichols: Secrets and Lies
If anyone in America was still thinking that Trump's ties to Epstein were a nothingburger, Trump’s own behavior this week has probably disabused them of that notion. His panicking and flailing around…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
David Wallace-Wells: The U.S. Is Handing the Baton to China
While the Trump administration is doubling down on fossil fuels, China is annihilating us in the clean energy space. Right now, 75% of all renewable projects anywhere in the world are being built by …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago