The Failures of the Fauci Hearing
Amy Davidson Sorkin on why, although Senator Rand Paul, who engineered the hearing, may have come at the matter with…
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admin Which Way Should the Democratic Party Go Now?
It’s been a tumultuous primary season, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes. But is this the Democrats’ Tea Party moment? Or is something…
Trump’s War on Journalists
The recent subpoenas of Times reporters over an article about Air Force One make clear that the President is trying…
An O.M.B. Plan to Defund Science—and Anything Trump Doesn’t Like
Under a proposed rule, Administration officials could deny government grants to any group or project that didn’t fit the President’s…
Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s “Regime Change” is packed with news about the Trump White House that will stay news,…
The Difference Between the Knicks and the White House Cage Fight
Adam Gopnik on sports, spectacle, and what Juvenal would have made of this moment.
Why Todd Blanche Should Not Be Attorney General
In a Senate that took its constitutional role seriously, Blanche would not win confirmation a second time, Ruth Marcus writes.
For the Nation’s Birthday, Making It Harder to Become an American
The Trump Administration has chosen to honor the Semiquincentennial by keeping people from entering the United States, by restricting those…
The Knicks and the Greatest Night in New York Sports
David Remnick on Willis Reed’s glorious victory in 1970 and the wonder of watching the team on the brink of…
A.I. Is Now a Major Election Issue
Politicians on the left—such as Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Abdul El-Sayed—have been critical of data centers, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes.…