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Ryan Lizza

What the Trump-Russia Grand Jury Means

Robert Mueller, the special counsel, may have reached the point in the investigation where he has evidence of criminal conduct.

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Why Is Donald Trump Still So Horribly Witless about the World?

The President’s foreign-policy mistakes, large and small, are taking a toll.

2:53 P.M.

A Conversation with Al Franken on Trump, the Senate, and His DeHumorizer Machine

When Senator Al Franken won reëlection, and won it handily, he seemed liberated.

2:00 P.M.

Trump’s Russia Defense Strategy: Bravado, Denial, and Mockery

On Thursday, Trump seemed to acknowledge that he and Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, are both in this is for the long haul.

10:21 A.M.

Usain Bolt’s Successor and the Last Great Sprinting Barrier

If you told sprinters fifty years ago that someone would run the four hundred metres in less than forty-three seconds, they’d have said, “Where will you bury him?”

August 3, 2017

Norms and Cliffs in Trump’s America

Deflecting the discourse into one about norms, when we are really talking about premises and principles, is one more way of normalizing Trump.

August 3, 2017
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Sadiq Khan Takes on Brexit and Terror

After a disastrous few months, London’s first Muslim mayor tries to protect his city’s future.

Bernie Sanders’s Campaign Isn’t Over

In Trump’s America, the Independent senator is fighting to win back the heartland for Democrats.

When Should a Child Be Taken from His Parents?

In family court, judges must decide whether the risks at home outweigh the risks of separating a family.

Why Corrupt Bankers Avoid Jail

Prosecution of white-collar crime is at a twenty-year low.

Spotlight

The Mothers Being Deported by Trump

The President has portrayed the undocumented as “bad hombres” who threaten the American family unit. But his crackdown has torn some families apart.

How Not to Solve the Refugee Crisis

A case of mistaken identity put the wrong man in jail. Now it highlights the failure of prosecutions to tackle a humanitarian disaster.

An Ancient Lunchbox Emerges from the Ice

The global glacier meltdown may be bad for those of us who live in the present, but it’s giving archeologists an exciting window into the past.

Jeff Flake’s Candid Anti-Trump Book

How will rising conservative politicians map a future in opposition to the President? One Republican senator offers a start.

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