23+ hour, 31+ min ago   (329+ words) Welcome to this week’s historic edition of the Surge, here in our brand-new home. Do you like the imported marble floors and silk window treatments? We’ll tell ya, it was a real hassle getting those through the Strait of Hormuz....

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (289+ words) Welcome to Part 2 of our explainer about which party will control Congress after November’s midterm elections. As we wrote earlier this week, Democrats are a virtual lock to flip the House, but the Senate is another story. Despite Donald Trump’s…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (251+ words) The first Republican midterm convention had all the simulacra of a real political convention. There were seats assigned by state and indicated by tall signs on poles, there was a host of precisely timed and deeply forgettable speeches by elected…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (300+ words) OK, let’s start with the obvious: Which party is going to win? Doesn’t that mean that Democrats are a shoo-in? So what’s the catch? Got it. What else? So you’re saying Republicans have a chance? To be clear, it would…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1559+ words) Slate The first time I remember hearing Barack Obama’s name was in late 2006 or early 2007. I was sitting in seventh grade social studies, where we were encouraged to discuss current events. “I think he’s going to run for president,” our…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (265+ words) This is the second in a series of articles, “Try, Try Again?,” drawn from my new book—Great and Dangerous Offences: The Case For (and Against) Impeaching Trump a Third Time—due out in early 2027. To understand how Trump has…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (743+ words) Republicans Just Handed Democrats a Surprisingly Potent Win Slate Once again, government officials are trying to restrict marijuana products around the United States. And once again, Americans of all political stripes are pissed off—plausibly enough to shake up this…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) As elections go, Massachusetts hasn’t been the most suspenseful of places for a while now; whichever Democrat wins tonight is a virtual lock to win this fall. But it’s about to deliver another data point in the Democrats’ internal debate…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (267+ words) The Trump administration won a victory at the Supreme Court last Monday in its campaign to overhaul mail voting before the midterms. By Thursday, though, much of the plan was blocked again. The speed of that reversal makes it tempting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we’re diving into the Dear Prudence archives to share classic letters with our readers. Submit your own questions to Prudie here. A few years ago, I purchased my first…...