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The cultivated naivete of the Washington press corps
We should talk about it.
America’s top CEOs fear the price of being better
They’re not supporting Trump. They’re sucking up to him.
‘Good dad’ energy can turn voters around on the economy
Josh Shapiro set people straight by modeling good behavior.
Trump’s habitual incoherence caught top CEOs by surprise
How is that possible?
Basic faith in law enforcement is Trump’s biggest challenge
It’s going to take a lot of lying to overcome that.
Hunter Biden’s conviction proves Trump and the GOP are lying
Trump blames Biden for a crime Trump committed. Biden blames no one for a crime his son committed. That’s the difference.
The Bloody River
For an enduring peace in Israel and Palestine, liberal democracy on both sides of the border is the only way, writes Samantha Hancox-Li.
The economy hasn’t been this good in half a century. How do you explain that fact to people who believe it’s terrible?
Readers tell me what they’d say.
In Trump’s second act, say goodbye to public media
A conservative plan seeks to eliminate PBS, NPR, Pacifica, American Public Media, and sell off your local stations, writes Claire Bond Potter.
Trump hides the worst scandal in American history in plain sight
The price of normalizing betrayal, writes Jason Sattler.