“It is a striking fact that the dignity of each party’s presentation of its process complaints is directly proportional to the merits of those complaints.” Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes write about the role of process in the impeachment proceedings, and what it indicates about the White House’s strategy that it is reverting to attacking witnesses and procedure rather than building up an evidence-based defense.

Future automation doesn’t have to result in the end of work, or even the end of quality work. Aaron Klein points to a noteworthy example: the ATM, a machine that was originally designed to replace bank tellers but ended up working collaboratively with them instead.

Michael O’Hanlon writes that if the Democrats want to criticize President Trump on his policies in the Middle East, they need to articulate clear, actionable plans of their own. For Afghanistan, he recommends the 5000-for-5 plan to phase down the numbers of troops on the ground while keeping the country stable.