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The Secret Life of the White House
Before Inauguration Day, the White House residence staff were already exhausted. For several weeks, many of them had worked sixteen-hour…
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The Republicans Finally Face Merrick Garland—and Act as if They Were the Ones Unfairly Treated
The gracelessness of Senator Ted Cruz has become all too familiar, but there are still moments when it is worth…
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Will Biden’s Iran Diplomacy Become a Shakespearean Tragedy?
Last Thursday, Iran’s U.N. mission, which is on the thirty-fourth floor of a high-rise in midtown Manhattan, received what is…
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The White House Is Definitely in Different Hands
Donald Trump made numerous outrageous but not necessarily consequential decisions throughout his Presidency: awarding Rush Limbaugh and Jim Jordan the…
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History Will Find Trump Guilty
On January 18th, two days before relinquishing power and flying off to his tropical exile, Donald Trump did what tyrants…
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The World Likes Biden But Doubts the U.S. Can Reclaim Global Leadership
Joe Biden’s “first love,” the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, mused this week, “is foreign policy.” His lifelong interest…
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The Three Biggest Lessons of the Coronavirus Economy
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the American economy like a bulldozer, last spring, we’ve learned three important lessons. Getting the…
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The Biden Administration’s Landmark Day in the Fight for the Climate
January 27th was the most remarkable day in the history of America’s official response to the climate crisis, at least…
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Did Biden Just Make Everything Normal Again?
Eight days into his tenure, President Joe Biden has not occupied my every waking thought—nor, I suspect, yours. He has…
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A Bold Proposal to Ease Child Poverty Is the Essence of Bidenomics
Six days into the Joe Biden Administration, it’s too early to say how his economic policy agenda will fare on…
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