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Politics Archive

Archives for May 2025

The Logoff
Is birthright citizenship safe from Trump?Is birthright citizenship safe from Trump?
The Logoff

It’s more complicated than it should be.

By Patrick Reis
World Politics
Trump is shaking up US-Israel relations in a way no one has in decadesTrump is shaking up US-Israel relations in a way no one has in decades
World Politics

The president casts himself as Israel’s greatest defender, while cutting deals with its greatest enemies.

By Joshua Keating
Trump Administration
Are white South Africans really refugees? A historian who grew up under apartheid explains.Are white South Africans really refugees? A historian who grew up under apartheid explains.
Trump Administration

Trump’s new resettlement program ignores the history of apartheid.

By Nicole Narea
On the Right
The anti-woke right won in 2024. Now they’re turning on each other.The anti-woke right won in 2024. Now they’re turning on each other.
On the Right

A glimpse into the bitter infighting consuming MAGA’s intellectual ranks.

By Zack Beauchamp
Economy
The first federal court hearing on Trump’s tariffs did not go so well for TrumpThe first federal court hearing on Trump’s tariffs did not go so well for Trump
Economy

Much of the hearing focused on whether Richard Nixon can save Trump’s tariffs.

By Ian Millhiser
Donald Trump
How corrupt is Trump’s plan to accept a Qatari plane?How corrupt is Trump’s plan to accept a Qatari plane?
Donald Trump

Presidents can’t keep gifts that are worth more than $480 unless they buy them. This plane costs about $400 million.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Economy
The tariffs are here. Inflation isn’t. What gives?The tariffs are here. Inflation isn’t. What gives?
Economy

Is our long-ish national economic nightmare over?

By Eric Levitz
Politics
The rise of the regretful Trump voterThe rise of the regretful Trump voter
Politics

Trump is squandering one of his biggest 2024 electoral accomplishments.

By Christian Paz
Politics
Trump’s tariffs have already failed at their main jobTrump’s tariffs have already failed at their main job
Politics

Trump’s team had grand ambitions for reordering global trade. They’re backing down.

By Andrew Prokop
Social Programs
Trump is hoping to quietly gut the social safety netTrump is hoping to quietly gut the social safety net
Social Programs

The president is keeping his hands off Social Security and Medicare — at least for now.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The Gray Area
Is your brain your political destiny?Is your brain your political destiny?
Podcast
The Gray Area

The strange connection between ideology and the brain.

By Sean Illing
Supreme Court
The Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about TrumpThe Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about Trump
Supreme Court

America’s most powerful legal organization confronts Trump’s incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
World Politics
Americans have tuned out Gaza at the worst possible momentAmericans have tuned out Gaza at the worst possible moment
World Politics

Israel has a horrifying new plan for “the concluding moves” of the Gaza war. Yet it’s flying under the American radar.

By Zack Beauchamp
Future Perfect
Progressives should care that the global population is set to fallProgressives should care that the global population is set to fall
Future Perfect

Don’t let polarization distract you from one of the most important issues the world faces.

By Kelsey Piper
Today, Explained podcast
What Pope Leo XIV’s history can tell us about his papacyWhat Pope Leo XIV’s history can tell us about his papacy
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

His views on immigration may point to an early clash with the Trump administration.

By Amanda Lewellyn and Noel King