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The First Week of Trump

Processing the first seven days of our new political reality.

By Nathan Pippenger

January 27, 2017, 2:50 pm – 9 MIN READ

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Trump’s Doctrine of Unpredictability

Trump's foreign policy "unpredictability" might just be cluelessness.

By Michael H. Fuchs

January 26, 2017, 1:56 pm – 10 MIN READ

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Power Matters

Social movements, both left and right, abounded during the Obama years. And while some faded, others flourished.

By Todd Gitlin

January 17, 2017, 2:44 pm – 8 MIN READ

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Obama's Uncertain Legacy

By William Galston

January 17, 2017, 2:44 pm – 11 MIN READ

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Obama’s Flawed Foreign Policy

Did he understand the world a little too well?

By Heather Hurlburt

January 17, 2017, 3:03 pm – 10 MIN READ

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Trump’s Doctrine of Unpredictability

Trump's foreign policy "unpredictability" might just be cluelessness.

By Michael H. Fuchs

January 26, 2017, 1:56 pm – 10 MIN READ

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Learn This About Trump, And Soon

The press must realize that there is only one way to respond to Trump's bullying.

By Nathan Pippenger

January 19, 2017, 2:58 pm – 4 MIN READ

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A Prison Education

The need for education inside our justice system is real. Thankfully, a prison writing program in South Florida is leading the way.

By Kathie Klarreich

January 18, 2017, 3:05 pm – 6 MIN READ

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Obama’s Flawed Foreign Policy

Did he understand the world a little too well?

By Heather Hurlburt

January 17, 2017, 3:03 pm – 10 MIN READ

Arguments

Power Matters

Social movements, both left and right, abounded during the Obama years. And while some faded, others flourished.

By Todd Gitlin

January 17, 2017, 2:44 pm – 8 MIN READ

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Obama's Uncertain Legacy

A presidency of great symbolic value had both ups and downs. But Obama's greatest achievements now hang in the balance.

By William Galston

January 17, 2017, 2:44 pm – 11 MIN READ

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They’ll Always Have Welfare

The right’s addiction to blaming benefits shows no signs of abating.

By Elbert Ventura

January 16, 2017, 3:06 pm – 4 MIN READ

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Who Is Really Politically Correct?

How did a term with such a long history on the left get co-opted by the right?

By Kevin Mattson

January 11, 2017, 3:04 pm – 5 MIN READ

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