Ideas

Who’s the Snowflake Now?

If the right likes to call out left-wing theatrical exaggerations, it has also learned from them and in the past weeks has emulated them.

• John McWhorter
• 6:15 AM ET

The 10 Best Political Books of 2020 by Black Women

Last year, Black women called upon themselves, made themselves heard, and shared their political talents and minds.

• Ibram X. Kendi
• 6:00 AM ET

Treat the Attack on the Capitol as Terrorism

Failing to do so simply because most of the rioters are white and regard themselves as “patriots” would be deeply unjust.

• Michel Paradis
• January 17, 2021

Stocks Don't Care About the Coup

As the Capitol rocked, capital shrugged. How can that be?

• Annie Lowrey
• January 17, 2021

What Lincoln Knew

In his second inaugural address, the 16th president had a message for a war-weary nation.

• Michael Ignatieff
• January 17, 2021

QAnon Is Destroying the GOP From Within

Until last week, too many in the Republican Party thought they could preach the Constitution and wink at QAnon. They can’t.

• Ben Sasse
• January 16, 2021

How to Break the Demagogue Cycle

The Senate must convict Trump in order to disqualify him from ever holding public office again.

• Michael Signer
• January 16, 2021

We’re Just Finding Out How Bad the Riot Really Was

More than a week after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol, video recordings, news reports, and federal charges are revealing a situation even more dire than it seemed at the time.

• David A. Graham
• January 16, 2021

The Other Tragedy of January 6

One hundred and forty-seven Republican members of Congress voted to sustain a delusion in the American mind.

• Robert C. Post
• January 16, 2021

White Christian Nationalists Want More Than Just Political Power

And Washington, D.C., looms large in their struggle.

• Lauren R. Kerby
• January 15, 2021

Trump Is Putting the Machinery of Death Into Overdrive

After 17 years without a federal execution in the United States, the Trump administration has gone on what can only be called a killing spree.

• Clint Smith
• January 15, 2021

MAGA Is an Extreme Aberration

All movements adjust their tactics over time. The president’s most extreme supporters have concluded that violence is useful.

• Joan Donovan
• January 15, 2021

The Professionals Who Are Really Not Helping

Lawyers and doctors are supposed to work in the public interest—but seldom face punishment when they subvert it.

• Brooke Harrington
• January 14, 2021

How the Low Minimum Wage Helps Rich Companies

Low wages benefit employers at the expense of both workers and taxpayers.

• Annie Lowrey
• January 14, 2021

Don’t Be Scared of Prosecuting Trump

Republicans are arguing that going after him will do irreversible damage to American democracy. Don’t believe them.

• Grant Tudor and Ian Bassin
• January 14, 2021

Most House Republicans Did What the Rioters Wanted

The most dangerous thing that happened Wednesday occurred after the mob dispersed.

• Zeynep Tufekci
• January 13, 2021

This Impeachment Is Different

In 2019, Democrats voted to make a statement. In 2021, it could actually work.

• David A. Graham
• January 13, 2021

Europeans Recognize Trumpism for What It Is

The foreign minister of tiny Luxembourg called the president a “pyromaniac,” and the criticism was too much for Mike Pompeo.

• Anne Applebaum
• January 13, 2021

Investigate Him

A criminal investigation probing the president’s actions leading up to the January 6 attack on the Capitol is more than warranted.

• Mary McCord
• January 13, 2021

We Need to Know Who Is Getting Vaccinated

The federal government must release demographic data about vaccine recipients.

• Erin Kissane and Alice Goldfarb
• January 13, 2021