Roundup Top 10!
President Trump’s Baltimore tweets were racist — but he also fails to grasp what ails our citiesby Sara PatenaudeDecades of racist policies — not absentee congressmen — explain cities’ biggest struggles. |
The Real Problem With Trump’s Ralliesby Kevin KruseThere are a lot of similarities between the president and George Wallace of Alabama. But there’s also one big difference. |
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson Rode the Same Wave Into Power. History Suggests the Parallels Won’t Stop Thereby David KaiserThe history of Anglo-American relations and how Trump and Johnson will utilize them. |
When we hear populism, we think Donald Trump. But we should be thinking Elizabeth Warren.by Gregg CantrellHow the left can reclaim the mantle of populism that is rightly theirs. |
How music took down Puerto Rico’s governorby Verónica Dávila and Marisol LeBrónUnderground music overcame censors to gain popularity and political power. |
What 'Infests' Baltimore? The Segregation History Buried in Trump's Tweetsby Paige GlotzerIn slamming Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings’s 7th District as “rodent infested,” Trump borrows from the rhetoric that first segregated the city. |
Trump’s Venom Against the Media, Immigrants, “Traitors,” and More Is Nothing Newby Adam HochschildThe parallels between 1919 and 2019. |
Winston Churchill Would Despise Boris Johnsonby Ian BurumaBritain’s new leader has a sadly exaggerated sense of the importance his country will have after Brexit. |
Don't just revile Amy Wax--rebut herby Jonathan ZimmermanOutrage does not and cannot refute what she said -- only facts can do that. |
Expecting Ireland to be servile is part of a long British traditionby Richard McMahonThe Brexit crisis is another example of how the UK so often ignores the consequences of its conduct on its neighbour. |