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The Gunman and the Would-Be Dictator
Violence stalks the president who has rejoiced in violence to others.
Violence stalks the president who has rejoiced in violence to others.
When lawmakers voted to allow hemp production in 2018, they quietly opened the door to legal THC in all 50 states.
In choosing J. D. Vance as his running mate, Trump has signaled what he hopes will be the future of the GOP.
His abilities, I never underestimated. What he was willing to do for political advancement, I did.
To many, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s growing social and cultural crisis, and the eventual comedown will be harsh.
Instead of a truth-teller in his own community, Vance as a candidate has become a contemptible and cringe-inducing clown.
In an exclusive excerpt from my biography of the senator, Romney: A Reckoning, he reveals what drove him to retire.
The X owner’s response to the attack on Trump shows the danger of absolute power.
Today’s political polarization is toxic, but Americans have survived even more tumultuous times.
Even if Aileen Cannon’s decision is eventually overturned, it is sure to delay proceedings yet again.
In dismissing the classified-documents case, she is ignoring both practical history and legal precedent.
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The calculus of what makes for “happily ever after” has shifted.
Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington told me that they believe generative AI can help millions of suffering people. I’m not so sure.
The agency had one job—and failed.
The photo of Trump after the attempt on his life is a badly needed window into the MAGA mindset.
And his campaign is all but praying Joe Biden doesn’t drop out.
It took mere minutes for unsubstantiated theories to take over.
When J.D. Vance was in law school, his mentor, Amy Chua, gave him the confidence to take a different path.
Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.