Will Trump’s conviction survive the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling? It’s complicated
Harry Litman It was only hours after the Supreme Court issued its staggering term-ending opinion on presidential immunity when Donald Trump invoked it in an attempt... Read more.
What does the election of a reformist as president mean for Iran?
Daniel DePetris Even as Americans are inundated by news about the seemingly never-ending contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, several other elections occurred... Read more.
Military readiness is a crucial election issue
Meaghan Mobbs As the 2024 presidential election approaches, a critical issue remains largely unaddressed: the alarming deficiencies in the U.S. military. Political... Read more.
First lady Jill Biden getting unnecessary abuse after Joe’s debate flop
Leonard Greene Her loving students might call her Dr. B., but one cynical columnist has gone so far as to deride her as “America’s most famous community-college... Read more.
Veterans are working to make democracy more representative
Toby Proctor Imagine this: A general election with no negative campaigning and four or five viable candidates (regardless of party affiliation) competing based on... Read more.
The corporate greed behind bird flu
Wenonah Hauter Three people, nearly 100 million chickens and 126 herds of dairy cattle across 12 states have, so far, been infected by the latest wave of avian flu... Read more.
Americans are getting our ‘pursuit of happiness’ all wrong. There’s a simple fix.
Stephanie Harrison When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our unalienable rights include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,... Read more.
With Trump mulling a running mate, we had experts rank vice presidents from first to worst
Justin Vaughn and Brandon Rottinghaus The campaign to serve as Donald Trump’s running mate has unfolded in an unusually public way, including a parade of potential... Read more.
Cigarette labels were bad. Social-media labels would be worse.
Stephen Mihm Last week, Vivek Murthy, surgeon general of the United States, warned that the use of social media among adolescents has contributed to a surge in anxiety... Read more.
Joe Biden can’t do it alone
Francis Wilkinson What has changed since the presidential debate last Thursday? A lot and very little. We are mostly where we were two years ago. An old president,... Read more.