Editor's Notes: Karoline Leavitt Was a Sloppy Hack
The war on professionalism will continue even with the departure of one of its most visible soldiers.
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Editor's Notes: The Arc of Personalism
Self-aggrandizement has driven many of the decisions made in the Trump administration.
Editor's Notes: Destroy the Slave Power
Today we celebrate the end of chattel slavery in America, the darkest stain in a history that is not otherwise unblemished.
Editor's Notes: Entering the Circular Firing Squad
Today, we published the second Alan Elrod article in a week on the toxic politics surrounding the Democratic candidate for
Editor's Note: The Difference Between Governing and Campaigning
The ideas primary is not about catchy slopulist slogans or incoherent wish-lists from every group under the sun, but must return a genuine program for successful governance.
Editor's Notes: Fixing Institutions Won't Guarantee Political Outcomes
Reconstruction has to have a deeper target than simply redesigning institutions.
Editor's Notes: What the Trans Sports Debate Is Really About
It feels a certain kind of way to be told that my participation in sports is conditional on me always losing.
Editor's Notes: Women Can Win and Democrats Should Continue to Nominate Them
The results of the 2016 and 2024 elections were extremely contingent events that could have gone the other way.
Editor's Notes: Reconstruction or Project 2029?
An earlier version of this piece claimed that Project 2029 was a project by the Center for American Progress. That
Editor's Notes: Can We Defy Courts While Believing In Rule of Law?
Do our tactics throw out democracy and rule of law while purportedly aiming at saving them?
Editor's Notes: The Fever Dream Projections of the Right
Some fan mail informs me that Democrats are seeking permanent one-party rule.
Editor's Notes: The Next Settlement on Immigration
Maximizing what we can get from the next opportunity for reform.
Editor's Notes: Authority and Power
Not every attempt to bulldoze the system has the same odds of success or failure.