Trump’s immigration policy is unpopular
And immigration policy in general is really hard
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"Progressives" vs. "moderates" is sometimes an over-simplification
The reflecting pool and the abyss
Stare into them and they stare right back
The weird, unstable American economy
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Iran War update #52: Trump is getting played by the mediators
Analysis of the day's events
The emerging geopolitics of missile interceptors
Trump's Ukraine reversal shows how important they have become
Iran War update #51: Iran goes for broke
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Round-up: More tariffs! Plus: The Chinese AI scare.
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Iran War update #50: America's Mid East bases are in dumb places
Analysis of the day's events
Trump's bizarre Saudi nuclear giveaway
He always destroys his own leverage
Iran War update #49: The desalination disaster
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A personal reflection
Iran War update #48: New vulnerabilities for U.S. troops
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12 thoughts on Trump "stealing the midterms"
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Iran War update #47: Why does Trump think this time will be different?
Analysis of the day's events
Lindsey Graham and the passing of an era
There are fewer and fewer like him
Iran War update #45: Heading back to war?
Analysis of the day's events
The myth of the heroic legislator
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