It’s Not Just Trump — LBJ Took Classified Documents Too
Johnson wanted to stop Americans from learning about Nixon’s Vietnam treason and his own lawless surveillance.
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Could Trump Go Down Like Al Capone?
Eliot Ness got Al Capone on tax evasion. Merrick Garland may get Donald Trump in a leak investigation.
Should Doctors Break the Law?
As abortion bans compel them to endanger patients, some are considering civil disobedience.
Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri Would Have Made a Great American Pundit
Zawahiri’s rhetorical style would have fit right into the U.S. political spectrum.
What Democrats Should (but Probably Won't) Learn From the Kansas Abortion Victory
The referendum was a rebuke of centrist Democrats' long-held ideas about appealing to anti-abortion voters.
Why No One Cared That Al Qaeda Honcho Zawahiri Got Droned
That Zawahiri’s killing went so quietly suggests that the cultural and political behemoth that was the war on terror had long preceded him into the grave.
Proud Papa: How Joe Biden Became the Father of the Iranian Nuclear Bomb
Biden's fecklessness has stymied his agenda, but it's been a boon to one project — an Iranian one.
Oil and Gas’s Pivot to Blue Hydrogen Is Falling Through
And that’s a really, really good thing.
A Manchin Miracle Brings Biden’s Climate Agenda Back From the Dead
Did Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer just fool Mitch McConnell?
Russia-Ukraine War Is Propelling Us Into a New Age of Global Political Upheaval
Energy prices, supply chain disruptions, armed conflict, and the lasting effects of the pandemic are creating a perfect storm.