Trump Conscripts the DOJ Into His Reelection CampaignThis is how the no-longer-independent Justice Department can be deployed against the president’s 2020 opponent.By Matt Ford
Bernie Sanders Has an MSNBC ProblemCable news networks, particularly the "liberal" one, are a growing barrier to his surging campaign.By Alex Shephard
Infinite JerkAdrienne Miller’s memoir of her relationship with David Foster Wallace is part of an emerging genre of women coming of age via an older, powerful man.By Laura Marsh
Educated FoolsWhy Democratic leaders still misunderstand the politics of social classBy Thomas Geoghegan
A Legacy of Incoherence The Lakers' all-star tribute tried to tell a definitive story about the life of Kobe Bryant, but the cracks showed anyway. By Amira Rose Davis