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The GOP Is Rewriting What It Means to Be a Person

The far right is weaponizing a doctrine that granted rights and liberties in order to snuff out the citizenship of anyone who isn’t a white man.

By Susan Rinkunas

 

RSVP Now: Navigating the Dark Road Ahead

On February 12, we are producing an important event to help you prepare for Trump 2.0. Livestreamed from Washington, D.C., it will gather top minds in politics and culture determined to mitigate the possible damages of a second Trump term. 

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We’ve Never Been Here Before: The Zero-Accountability Presidency

The only institutions that will try to hold Trump accountable are powerless, while the only ones with the power to punish him will never do it.

By Michael Tomasky

 

Trump Is Already Caving on Tariffs

The oligarchs’ bet that the president-elect would retreat on promises that might mess with their wealth is paying off.

By Timothy Noah

 
 

Donald Trump Is Building a New Army of Foot Soldiers

Neo-Nazis and white nationalists have been emboldened by Trump’s reelection.

By Spencer Sunshine

 

The Supreme Court Faces a Major Question About Trump’s Second Term

The Roberts court used a novel doctrine to blunt or undo many of Biden’s policy initiatives. But the president-elect was left curiously untroubled by this de facto judicial veto during his last term.

By Matt Ford

 

The January/February Issue Is Available Now

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Police Unions’ Damning Silence on Trump’s Plan to Pardon Cop Beaters

The president-elect says he’ll pardon January 6 rioters, many of whom assaulted police at the U.S. Capitol that day. Why won’t the unions condemn it? There’s a simple answer.

By Melissa Gira Grant

 

The #Resistance Is Dead. Welcome to the #Surrender.

Democrats of all stripes—including Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—are pledging to find common ground with Trump and the Republicans, in the mistaken belief that voters will reward them for it.

By Ross Rosenfeld

 
 

A Better Plan Than Trump’s: Let’s Surrender to Canada!

It’s a much sweeter deal. More social mobility, more representative government, plus everybody gets health care.

By Timothy Noah

 

Democrats Are About to Surrender to Trump in a Hugely Damaging Way

The immigration bill the Senate is taking up has some horrible provisions. With worse on the way, Democrats should not be caving like this.

By Greg Sargent

 
 

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