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Sen. Dave McCormick: The Attack on Gov. Shapiro Was an Assault on Democracy
Shapiro is a Democrat. I’m a Republican who supports President Donald Trump. No side has a monopoly on the political violence rising in our country…
Sen. Dave McCormick
Will Oakland Finally Reject Progressive Politics?
A special mayoral race in this troubled city is a litmus test for the Democratic Party’s future. ‘Carjackings, home invasions. . . I’ve lost my…
Leighton Woodhouse
Tyler Cowen: Welcome to Our Weird and Wild Century. It’s a Lot Like the 17th.
England in the 1600s was full of radical progress—and also extreme disorder. Those qualities typify our own strange, unpredictable era.
Tyler Cowen
I Used to Hate Trump. Now I’m a MAGA Lefty.
The president is giving the working class its best shot at the American Dream in 60 years. That’s why I support him.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
No, Jackie Robinson Was Not a DEI Hire
Corporate diversity policy is a 21st-century invention, not a continuation of the civil rights struggle. Stop pretending otherwise.
Freddie deBoer
‘Abundance’ Is a Winning Message. But Can Democrats Embrace It?
The politics of plenty is having a moment. I’m glad. But it will be a hard sell in today’s Democratic Party.
Ruy Teixeira
Delia Ramirez Wants to Lead the New Resistance
The Chicago congresswoman says the Democratic Party’s failure isn’t that it went too far left. It’s that it didn’t go far enough.
Peter Savodnik
The Perils of the Situationship
A 23-year-old straight guy messaged a bunch of women on Snapchat who all found out about each other, and now they’re acting like they’re in the First…
River Page
This Is a Republican Moment. Can Trump Seize It?
Republicans outnumber Democrats by the biggest margin in 30 years. It’s an opportunity for Trump to recast the political landscape.
Matthew Continetti
Can Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Save the Left From Itself?
The Democrats desperately need a new vision. Two prominent liberal journalists are offering one.
Bari Weiss
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Exclusive: Amid Turmoil, ActBlue Faces Call for Terror-Financing Investigation
A Republican lawmaker has asked the Treasury to look into ‘credible allegations’ against the Democratic fundraising platform.
Gabe Kaminsky
Josh Shapiro Has the Ideas. Will He Take the Gloves Off?
If the Pennsylvania governor wants to be president, he’s going to have to call his fellow Democrats on their BS. Will he?
Sean Patrick Cooper
This Progressive Has a Plan to Win Trump’s Base. Steve Bannon Calls It ‘Brilliant.’
Ro Khanna is picking fights with J.D. Vance and says he has a vision for the ‘forgotten Americans.’ Does he have what it takes?
Peter Savodnik
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