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Politics Archive

Archives for May 2025

World Politics
The return of the nuclear threatThe return of the nuclear threat
World Politics

India-Pakistan’s almost-war revealed something alarming about our political moment.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Why are men so much more right-wing than women now?Why are men so much more right-wing than women now?
Politics

Don’t blame Joe Rogan too much — one theory says that the roots of this gender gap go back decades.

By Maia Mindel
Politics
3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet
Politics

New data that debunks the left’s favorite explanation for Harris’s defeat.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
Why we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of warWhy we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of war
Future Perfect

Non-combatants bear the brunt of modern war’s toll, but we don’t know how to memorialize them.

By Bryan Walsh
The Logoff
The latest in Harvard vs. Trump, briefly explainedThe latest in Harvard vs. Trump, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is going after Harvard’s international students.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just revealed one thing it actually fears about TrumpThe Supreme Court just revealed one thing it actually fears about Trump
Supreme Court

The Republican justices draw a line in the sand — in an order that makes absolutely no sense.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
The GOP says states’ rights matter — unless it’s CaliforniaThe GOP says states’ rights matter — unless it’s California
Climate

Why the Senate’s repeal of California’s gas car ban is such a big deal.

By Joseph Winters
World Politics
Trump was supposed to lead a global right-wing populist revolution. That’s not happening.Trump was supposed to lead a global right-wing populist revolution. That’s not happening.
World Politics

Even other right-wing populists can’t count on Trump’s support.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
One chilling forecast of our AI future is getting wide attention. How realistic is it?One chilling forecast of our AI future is getting wide attention. How realistic is it?
Future Perfect

Rapid changes from AI may be coming far faster than you imagine.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
Two terrible truths about the antisemitic murders in DCTwo terrible truths about the antisemitic murders in DC
Politics

How violence like this became thinkable — and what it means for the future of Palestine.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” briefly explainedTrump’s “big, beautiful bill,” briefly explained
The Logoff

House Republicans just voted to cut taxes and Medicare.

By Cameron Peters
Health
The cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explainedThe cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explained
Health

Why people who work could still lose their health insurance.

By Dylan Scott
Policy
There’s a better way to help underpaid workers than “no tax on tips”There’s a better way to help underpaid workers than “no tax on tips”
Policy

Tipped workers need a raise, not a tax cut.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Supreme Court
The religious right just suffered a rare setback in the Supreme CourtThe religious right just suffered a rare setback in the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

One of the GOP justices must have defected in a case about religious schools, but the Court didn’t reveal who it was.

By Ian Millhiser
Policy
The reconciliation bill is Republicans doing what they do bestThe reconciliation bill is Republicans doing what they do best
Policy

The GOP remains a conspiracy to steal from the poor and give to the rich.

By Dylan Matthews