Politics

Spare Us Your Fake Modesty, Politicians
Aspiring officeholders increasingly disguise their obvious lust for power with a transparent sheen of public-spiritedness. Source link
A DOGE-Driven Overhaul Could Improve the Education Bureaucracy
Recent funding cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences are an opportunity to reimagine and rebuild the education R&D infrastructure America needs. Source link
What Makes an American Impresario?
An interview with Lawrence ‘Larry’ Perelman, classical music adviser and friend of William F. Buckley Jr. Source link
<i>Now</i> the AP Cares About Clarity in Language
And all it took was a fight with a Republican White House. Source link
The Case for Dive Bars
A decline in social drinking would mean the elimination of an irreplaceable source of American community and companionship. Source link
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump
As Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, sat seething in his office last month watching President Trump blame diversity requirements at the Federal Aviation Administration for the deadly plane...
The Death of Competition in American Elections
President Trump’s return to Washington has tested the bounds of presidential power and set off alarms among Democrats, historians and legal scholars who are warning that the country’s democratic...
Trump Uses Lies to Lay the Groundwork for Radical Change
The United States sent $50 million in condoms to Hamas. Diversity programs caused a plane crash. China controls the Panama Canal. Ukraine started the war with Russia.Except, no. None...
Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs
The demand left many workers reeling.Most of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s work force had recently been placed on leave as Mr. Musk gutted the agency, and have been...
What to Know About Maine Gov. Janet Mills Amid Clash With Trump
After Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, challenged President Trump during a White House meeting, she became both a folk hero to her party and a political target...
Elon Musk demands federal workers answer email with what work they performed, or be fired
Elon Musk demands federal workers answer email with what work they performed, or be fired
All federal employees will have to share what work they've accomplished in the last week or be fired, according to President Trump's efficiency czar Elon Musk. Source link
Trump marks first month in office with victory lap at CPAC
Trump marks first month in office with victory lap at CPAC
President Trump marked his month in office with a rousing speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, that was part standup routine, part policy speech and all victory lap....