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How the White House Takes Power from Congress Aug. 30, 2025
Russell Vought is the ultimate Trumper. The head of the Office of Management and Budget just anointe... Read More
Infrequently Asked Questions: Amid Misery in Gaza, Some Things Don't Compute -- Part 2 Aug. 12, 2025
On CNN last week, analyst Scott Jennings asked Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin, like many a cri... Read More
USAID v. Trump Mar. 03, 2025
WASHINGTON — I don't like the way President Donald Trump abruptly fired swaths of federal work... Read More
In Trump's Service, Musk Goes After USAID. Is That Weird? Feb. 14, 2025
WASHINGTON — "My uncle started USAID in 1961, for humanitarian purposes, to put our country on... Read More
Three Ways for Democrats to Respond Feb. 11, 2025
As Elon Musk takes a jackhammer to American institutions, Democrats seem frozen in confusion. That's... Read More
Penny Wise, Pound Stupid: Shredding USAID, Trump Also Shreds America Feb. 11, 2025
"The key to success," George Burns observed, "is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made... Read More
The Trump/Musk Demolition of USAID is a Scandal Feb. 07, 2025
A "special government employee," wealthy beyond the dreams of Croesus, chose as his first target the... Read More
Elections Have Consequences Feb. 07, 2025
Republicans have never met a government program outside the Defense Department that they wanted to s... Read More
The Last Safe Place Feb. 07, 2025
A few years ago, some people acted like they were horrified when a poll showed that a lot of high sc... Read More
Ending the Taxpayer-Funded Blue Pipeline Feb. 05, 2025
This week, a massive firefight broke out between Democrats and Team Trump over the White House takeo... Read More
