This is the United States today.

Nor does Benny Johnson.

A day of AI, tariffs, and world historic stupidity.

Waiting for the other side to self-destruct has always been ridiculous and dangerous.

We can’t afford to repeatedly make the same mistake.

Let’s take a moment to recognize our grief, and what it means.

It’s the opposite of politics as usual.

Fund-raising alone won’t save American democracy.

A Man For All Seasons goes to the heart of our current political season

The roots of MAGA run deep, through places like my old home.

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

The Robespierres in the House of Representatives are driving American politics in a predictably horrible direction.

Autocrats facing defeat have all kinds of counterproductive, dangerous ideas.

You have to be suspicious of people who enjoy gangster movies a bit too much.

Not only has the war changed, but so have the combatants.

Putin must be worrying about losing what little empire he has built.

The disintegrating military situation is leading to escalating brutality.

Putin is a monster, but he may also be just as irrational as the rest of us.

Pundits like Thomas Friedman struggle with premature prognostication.

Deterring Russia is a matter of principle.