The Court of the Sun King
The MAGA set share the predilections and tax brackets of the people they criticize
Trump administration
Wednesday
Tuesday
The Everything, Everywhere All at Once presidency
The administration now has the Supreme Court’s backing
Monday
Trump loves chaos. What happens when he loses control?
A strategy that started out last week as defensive has morphed into something that fluctuates between open-mindedness, doubling down and indifference
There are other kinds of workers who want ‘dignity’
Just because your job involves a laptop, doesn’t mean you’re less of an American worker
Friday
Has King Trump lost his jester?
What happens when the king tires of someone else having the spotlight?
Thursday
The grandeur of Trump’s tariffs
The Trump of 2025 wants something larger than the presidency
Monday
Trump only harms himself by floating the idea of a third term
The courts and the public will render the classic New Jersey verdict, ‘fuhgeddaboudit!’
Thursday
Trump’s choice on a replacement UN ambassador is complex
The President decided to yank Elise Stefanik’s nomination because of the slender Republican majority in the House
Wednesday
Which member of the ‘Houthi PC small group’ chat are you?
Tag yourself, I’m Pete Hegseth
Tuesday
Mike Waltz claims he has ‘never met’ Atlantic editor
But Jeffrey Goldberg says in his write-up that he has met the National Security Advisor
The Goldberg groupchat ‘glitch’ is a crisis of competence
It was only a matter of time before this White House, moving as fast as they have been, would make a glaring mistake
Monday
The ‘government by groupchat’ scandal should cost Mike Waltz his job
The National Security Advisor accidentally added the editor of the Atlantic to a message thread in which Houthi air strikes were planned
Is Trump’s tariff zeal beginning to wane?
His plans consist of some old tactics and some new ones
Wednesday
How politics tainted the delayed homecoming of stranded astronauts
The blame game is overshadowing what should be a national celebration
Donald Trump, Putin and the Concert of Arabia
The subject of Iran appears to have been just as important as Ukraine
Tuesday
Trump personnel office rejects longtime Republican aides for admin roles
Plus: AP deletes incorrect Tulsi story and Texas tries to ban furries from schools
Monday
The case against admitting Canada to the US
From the bordering northern United States
How Republicans should capitalize on Chuck Schumer’s weakness
They’re going to need to resist the temptation to slow down
Why air strikes on the Houthis will fail
All other attempts to stop the Houthis haven’t worked. Why should Trump’s be any different?
Friday
Why Greenland’s election might not have been so bad for Trump
‘The night’s big loser was the status quo,’ says Tom Dans
