Tara Isabella Burton
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29 September 2017
28 September 2017
The margin of stupid
Whatever the cause, it seems like you can get 20 to 25 percent of Americans to say any ridiculous thing imaginable.
Noah Smith
Noah Smith
27 September 2017
26 September 2017
25 September 2017
22 September 2017
Mark Lilla Is Getting Identity Politics All Wrong
Appealing to voters' tribal instincts is a time-honored American tradition. Because it works.
Joshua Zeitz
Joshua Zeitz
21 September 2017
20 September 2017
19 September 2017
It’s Time to Talk to North Korea
"The complaint about the U.N. Security Council’s new sanctions against North Korea is that they aren’t strict enough to force Kim Jong-un to dismantle his nuclear program. But here’s the thing: Nothing is going to force him to do that.
"Kim follows the news. He saw what happened to Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qaddafi when they gave up their nuclear programs, whether through force or conciliation: They were invaded or overthrown anyway."
Fred Kaplan
"Kim follows the news. He saw what happened to Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qaddafi when they gave up their nuclear programs, whether through force or conciliation: They were invaded or overthrown anyway."
Fred Kaplan
18 September 2017
15 September 2017
The First White President
The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates