It’s not the responsibility of the opposition party to make up for Donald Trump.

The longtime anchor is leaving the network, ostensibly at his request.

Sigh.

Expanding on yesterday afternoon’s post.

The liberal notion that people are persuadable through airing of ideas is obsolete.

She’s been fibbing about how she left a teaching job nearly half a century ago.

Yes, officials who follow the law are “whistleblowers.”

A star NBA general manager may lose his job for expressing American values.

A conservative columnist argues the legitimacy of our system is in question.

The norms of social discourse are rapidly changing in the #MeToo era.

The real crime is what’s legal.

For the first time, it’s conceivable that Republicans will turn against the President.

A bittersweet farewell to a newspaperman past his sell-by date.

A wrongheaded solution for a legitimate problem.

A startling statistic that hides a more comforting reality.

A Harvard law professor makes my case better than I did.

A mysterious conversation with a foreign leader is at the center of a controversy between the intelligence community and Congress.

Let’s not kid ourselves about what’s possible in the next election.

The oldest living former President has some reflections on age and the strains of the office.

We’re unlikely to see anyone like her again.

Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are pandering to the base.

Another Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is gone.

Is social media making it harder for Democrats to nominate a winning candidate?

Can the media fairly parse the statements of those running against President ‘Bottomless Pinocchio’?

She decries swanky fundraisers and big money donors while benefiting from both.

Yes, he was terrible at his job. But one can’t break that which is already broken.

The Air Force’s use of Trump hotels predates his presidency—but is still highly problematic.

One of the giants of the progressive blogosphere is going away.

The parent organization of the National Weather Service issued a statement Alabama and Dorian.

A disturbing story that’s almost certainly not what it first appears.

Scientists have been vastly understating the degree of global warming for decades.

A defense of a modest philosophy of judicial interpretation.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Stories from sites like The Onion are routinely shared on social media and perceived as real news.

Is the left unwittingly fueling a reactionary moment?

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Rich candidates are buying artificial donors to stay in the contest.

The 76-year-old Democratic frontrunner’s penchant for gaffes is raising questions about his fitness to govern.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Contemporaneous polling says Yes.

The bizarre format meant an angry old man got the lion’s share of air time.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Dozens of well-off students from the Chicago area are getting college subsidies.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Despite all the complaining, we’re in a golden age of political and policy coverage.

There’s an inherent tension in our national ethos.