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If You’re Going to Send the President a Protest Letter, Sign Your Name

If You’re Going to Send the President a Protest Letter, Sign Your Name

Unlike a public resignation, the anonymous protest letter is the emptiest of gestures—cowardly, ineffective, and self-important.

by Bill Scher January 12, 2024January 12, 2024

How to Fix the Supreme Court

How to Fix the Supreme Court

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Psst: Joe Biden Has Solved the Student Debt Crisis

Psst: Joe Biden Has Solved the Student Debt Crisis

by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Why Does Ukraine Aid Drive the Trump Right Nuts?

Why Does Ukraine Aid Drive the Trump Right Nuts?

by Thomas Geoghegan

Trump�s Immunity Defense: The President is a Murderer? No Problem!

Trump’s Immunity Defense: The President is a Murderer? No Problem!

by Jonathan Alter and Cliff Sloan

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November/December 2023 Print Edition

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In this issue

The Great Reordering

There can be no doubt now that an epochal shift is underway in how the economy—in America and across the globe—is governed. The mystery is how a moderate, conventional politician like Joe Biden engineered it.

by Rana Foroohar October 29, 2023October 30, 2023

Winning the Anti-monopoly Game

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by Will Norris October 29, 2023October 30, 2023

The Prosecutor Who Blew the Whistle on Barr and Durham

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by Margaret Carlson and Bill Curry October 29, 2023October 29, 2023

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by Jonathan Zimmerman December 11, 2023December 11, 2023

Against University Statements

Against University Statements

by Lara Schwartz October 27, 2023October 27, 2023

Biden Takes On Bad Colleges Trump Protected

Biden Takes On Bad Colleges Trump Protected

by Robert Kelchen October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

How the Military Can Save Affirmative Action

How the Military Can Save Affirmative Action

by Will Norris August 27, 2023August 28, 2023

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by Garrett Epps November 8, 2023November 7, 2023

Where Did the Democrats Go Wrong?

Where Did the Democrats Go Wrong?

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How the Founders Overcame Partisan Dysfunction

How the Founders Overcame Partisan Dysfunction

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