Biden’s pause of weapons shipments to Israel is another misstep
The president is standing confused in the middle of the road, losing moderates while attempting to appeal to Arab Americans and the young
Charles Lipson
Charles Lipson is the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he founded the programme on International Politics, Economics, and Security.
Monday
Friday
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s strategery
Are Republicans more interested in ideological purity than in governing the country?
Thursday
An explanation of the campus protests
Universities have consistently refused to discipline students who violate the their rules and trample the rights of fellow students
Sunday
What Iran’s attack on Israel means for the Jewish state, America and the region
Clear thoughts amid the fog of war
Tuesday
Joe Biden’s terrible Easter
From our UK edition
Among the many political advantages of the presidency, surely one is the ability to extend warm wishes to Christians, Jews and Muslims on their holidays. It’s a golden opportunity to invite a few for pictures at the White House and explain how much the holiday has always meant to you. Easy-peasy. For a Catholic president
Tuesday
Laken Riley’s murder and the long shadow of Willie Horton
Voters are furious about the human costs of open borders — and they know who to blame
Thursday
The thirty-two-hour work week: another of Bernie’s bad ideas
Let’s raise wages 25 percent magically
Monday
How Fani Willis trashed her reputation
Watching the DA’s racketeering case against Trump unravel
Wednesday
The race for the White House is about to get much dirtier
From our UK edition
Super Tuesday is over and so is the primary season. Although some states have not voted yet and a few others have not finished counting, the parties’ nominees are now locked in. They were really locked in several weeks ago. Biden had no serious competition and Trump vanquished his two main rivals in the early
Wednesday
The message from Michigan
Biden and Trump won decisive victories but the results also point to problems ahead
Saturday
Why Trump won South Carolina
This is still his Republican Party. But can he convert base support into a November victory?
Thursday
Fani’s ‘personal relationship’ sinks her and her office
It was a bad, terrible, not very good day in court for the Fulton County DA
Sunday
The stalemate on illegal immigration
The deadlock is part of even bigger problems
Sunday
Both parties are fumbling the border debate
It’s the immigration, stupid
Wednesday
Why is Nikki Haley staying in the race?
There is no ground beneath her in the Republican primary — and she can’t stay suspended forever
Monday
How Ron DeSantis crashed and burned
It wasn’t so much that the Florida governor lost. It was that Trump won
Thursday
How Trump captured his party
DeSantis’s loss in Iowa doomed him. Haley must win New Hampshire and South Carolina to survive
Tuesday
Lloyd Austin’s mistake should be career-ending
When the secretary of defense goes AWOL, the clear chain of command is severed
Thursday
Claudine Gay may be gone, but the issues on campus remain
Can universities clean up their acts on their own or will it take pressure from unhappy donors and parents?
Tuesday
Code red: DEI is in the ICU
Opposition to programs based on racial discrimination is mounting
