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Afghan democracy was a ‘grand illusion.’ So is the Republicans’ concern about terrorism
The president should lean into bringing Afghans to America.
We can recycle to our heart’s content, but without large-scale government action, we’ll never get climate change under control
No matter what we do, we are locked into the warming effects of climate change until at least 2050, according to a new UN report.
The 20-year militarization of our borders has failed like the 20-year military occupation of Afghanistan. Let’s end both
They cause more harm than good.
The battle over race is the cancer afflicting American civic health
Everything in politics has come to revolve around the question of whether the society should be governed b a white Christian minority.
The withdrawal from Afghanistan is complex and messy. It’s making partisans say silly things
The president is trying to do the right thing with all the consequences of having tried doing the right thing.
Trans fears • Cuomo’s break-up • Biden’s Haitians • unvaxxed evangelicals • anti-woke libs • plus John Stoehr’s week
The weekend edition of the Editorial Board.
Matt Robison interviews Chris Sprigman about the ‘conservative fortress in the judiciary’
The case for “judicial stripping.”
Yes, when they fantasize about killing you, believe them. Then make everyone aware of it
Democracy can cure the Republican disease.