Is America in a State of Civil War?
UNCIVILAmerica is in a state of supersessionist civil war, between the body that voted for the president of the United States and the body that voted for the other candidate.
The Russia Mess Sucks in Democrats, Too
Unmasking MysteriesOne known unknown: the person who commissioned Fusion GPS to create the infamous ‘Trump Dossier.’
What I’d Really Like to Hear Explained About Russiagate
Widening GyreWe may never find out the truth behind Russiagate. But two things would provide a satisfying start: the role of Fusion GPS and the involvement of Samantha Power.
What Truman’s First Four Months Could Teach Trump
Striking SimilaritiesMuch like our current president, Truman’s win was seen as an accident of history. And Trump could learn lessons from Truman on the White House, leadership, and Russia.
A Cautionary Climate Lesson for Trump—From Jules Verne
Lightning Strikes TwiceAn 1889 dystopian romance about extraordinary man-made changes to the planet may offer the president—world leaders up in arms over his rejection of the Paris climate deal—a lesson.
Don’t Buy the Scare Stories About the GOP’s Medicaid Reform
‘No basis’The proposal ‘has nothing to do with seniors. It has nothing to do with the disabled. It has nothing to do with poor children.’
The Republican Turnaround Starts This Week
Pedal, Meet MetalYep, it’s been a disastrous start for Trump and the GOP. But that may be about to change—and a lot faster than most people think.
Dark Days in America, and Still Darker Ones to Come
We Ain’t Seen Nasty YetJust as in 1856, no one expects the climate of disunion to get anything but worse.
James Comey’s Lessons for the Leakers to Come
DRIP DRIP DRIPIs there a precedent for the next steps? Many choose the Watergate scandal as a roadmap.
Nunes on Unmasking: ‘Oh, This Is Only the Beginning’
‘Abuse of Power’The House intel chair on why the NSA, CIA, and FBI were subpoenaed; whether Comey has obstructed the probe; and whether more Obama officials are suspected.