Grievance dressed as law, history warped into license, today’s Court is not checking Trump’s authoritarianism—it’s codifying ...

The House faction of budget hawks yammers about cutting deficits, but this week, when it came to Trump’s budget bill, once again, they caved.

Ahmad al-Sharaa toppled Assad. But is Syria headed toward democracy, or did it trade one dictator for another?

Supporting the GENIUS Act, a crypto industry-backed bill that ostensibly regulates “stablecoins,” is a political and economic ...

The House faction of budget hawks yammers about cutting deficits, but this week, when it came to Trump’s Big, Beautiful budget bill, once again, they caved. The Washington Monthly is an independent ...

The Washington Monthly is an independent voice, listened to by insiders and willing to take on sacred cows—liberal and conservative. And we need your support.

The House faction of budget hawks yammers about cutting deficits, but this week, when it came to Trump’s Big, Beautiful budget bill, once again, they caved. The Washington Monthly is an independent ...

The House faction of budget hawks yammers about cutting deficits, but this week, when it came to Trump’s Big, Beautiful budget bill, once again, they caved. The Washington Monthly is an independent ...

The Washington Monthly is an independent voice, listened to by insiders and willing to take on sacred cows—liberal and conservative. And we need your support.

The House faction of budget hawks yammers about cutting deficits, but this week, when it came to Trump’s Big, Beautiful budget bill, once again, they caved. The Washington Monthly is an independent ...

From ripping up the White House Rose Garden to redoing Air Force One and the Kennedy Center, it’s Mar-a-Lago gilt versus Camelot taste.

The end of Biden’s epic political career is sad, tragic, and irrelevant to the 2028 election.