With a Third Vaccine, from Johnson & Johnson, Are We Finally Winning Against COVID-19? It’s been a year of emotional ups and downs, but for now, at least, even with more variants of the virus, the ups seem to be winning. February 28, 2021 “Judas and the Black Messiah” and the Klan Act A new movie and a lawsuit filed by the N.A.A.C.P. highlight historic disparities in the official response to radical groups. February 21, 2021 What’s at Stake in Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial The Republican Party isn’t ready to walk away from the former President, but the senators know how close the country came to catastrophe. February 7, 2021 A New Day for the Climate It remains to be seen whether Joe Biden’s sweeping climate directives can make a meaningful difference, but a critical threshold has been crossed. January 31, 2021 Can Joe Biden Restore America’s Belief That Government Is Good for People? Despite the gravity of the challenges ahead, President Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris are setting out with some distinct advantages. January 24, 2021 Why Trump Must Go on Trial The insurrectionists whom the President directed to the Capitol have, in a sense, been redeployed in an effort to secure impunity for him. January 17, 2021 The Inciter-in-Chief How surprising can Donald Trump’s recent provocation be when for years he has served as an inspiration to bigots everywhere? January 9, 2021 What We Get Wrong About America’s Crisis of Democracy The interesting question is not what causes authoritarianism but what has ever suspended it. December 27, 2020 First Ladies and Second Gentlemen Dr. Jill Biden, Mr. Doug Emhoff, and barriers at the top that remain to be broken. December 20, 2020 The High Stakes of Georgia’s Loeffler-Warnock Senate Race The debate between the two candidates showed how Republicans are approaching close races in a state where they’ve grown accustomed to winning with ease. December 13, 2020