Trump’s press conference dedicated to stabilizing global markets was filled with delusions and wish-fulfillment fantasies about a peaceful, compliant planet. Ad Policy President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking to the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026, in Doral, Florida. (Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images) After declaring […]
Spiraling financial chaos might be the only thing that can force the president to pull back from this conflict. Ad Policy Donald Trump at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on March 7, 2026. (Kyle Mazza / Anadolu via Getty Images) Donald Trump’s war against Iran is already turning out to be a military, […]
Lacking a clear rationale for the attack on Iran, Trumpists are increasingly talking like crusaders. Ad Policy Screenshot from a White House video showing pastors praying over Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 5, 2026. (Dan Scavino / X) Donald Trump has often praised William McKinley, a White House predecessor who shared the […]
Even before February 28, the reasons for Donald Trump’s imploding approval rating were abundantly clear: untrammeled corruption and personal enrichment to the tune of billions of dollars during an affordability crisis, a foreign policy guided only by his own derelict sense of morality, and the deployment of a murderous campaign of occupation, detention, and deportation […]
In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent shares his thoughts on the Texas primaries. Plus, a terrible Supreme Court decision and a bad play by Major League Baseball. Ad Policy Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) takes part in a campaign event outside Round Rock Donuts on March 3, 2026. (John Moore […]
Finally, someone in the administration is paying for their cruelty and incompetence. Ad Policy Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is sworn in as she testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security on March 3, 2026. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images) Finally, justice for little Cricket. […]
The harrowing lessons of the Pentagon’s recently dissolved partnership with Anthropic. Ad Policy Anthropic touts its alliance with the American imperium in happier times for the company. (Photo illustration by Li Hongbo / VCG via Getty Images) It’s been a dizzying few weeks for the AI firm Anthropic. After a barrage of MAGA-led tantrums, the […]
Society / StudentNation / March 3, 2026 UT-Austin has collapsed its race, ethnic, and gender studies into a single program while a new policy asks faculty to avoid “controversial” topics. But the attacks won’t end there. Ad Policy Students gather at the Gregory Gym Plaza on UT-Austin’s campus in a rally on February 16 to […]
The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done. Ad Policy Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (L), Democrat of New York, and US House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (R), Democrat of New York, hold a press conference […]
Ad Policy (Kenny Holston-Pool / Getty Images) Writing in Foreign Policy, Matt Duss argues that Donald Trump’s rush to war is both stupid and illegal. It is also wildly unpopular with the public. But he also observes that Congress has been reluctant to challenge Trump’s policy, although some progressives have now forced the issue to […]
