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In Hoffa's Shadow
The Real Irishman

Jack Goldsmith’s new book is a courageous, poignant, and personal portrait of Charles “Chuckie” O’Brien—the man long-rumored to have had a hand in disappearing Jimmy Hoffa.

(Bruce Nauman, Art Institute of Chicago)
Nature vs. Nurture
What The Culture War Is Really About

It’s not race or gender or even free speech. The real debate is about human nature.

The Deal
Renewing America’s Social Contract

With the impeachment trauma behind us, we republish Suzanne Garment’s essay on how to heal America.

Radical Transparency
Taiwan’s Disinformation Solution

In the face of relentless pressure from China, Taiwan may have figured out how to combat disinformation without undermining free speech.

Institutional Decay
Lessons from Impeachment

The Trump impeachment has uncovered a host of issues that are not sufficiently clarified in the U.S. Constitution.

R. Jay Magill, Jr. (2019)
The Memoir's Meaning
Blocking Bolton’s Book

Amid bad faith efforts to block Bolton’s memoir, the public interest is clear: It lies in protecting legitimate secrets—and revealing presidential malfeasance in a timely manner. Two landmark cases help us understand how courts wrestle with and resolve such matters.

Trump's America
The New, Rotten Normal

A new book convincingly argues that Trump has altered the institution of the presidency in irreversible ways.

TAI Conversations
Michael Lind on Reviving Democracy

To fix things, we must acknowledge the nature of the problem.

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Lowering the Bar
The Inquisitor

William Barr’s own conspiracy-fueled “investigation of the investigators” is alienating allies, enabling the Russians, and spreading fear and loathing through the intelligence community. What more could Trump ask for?

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Bolton's Game-Changer?
Trump, Clinton, and Defining Deviancy Down

Trump’s still-likely acquittal will lower the bar for presidential behavior—just as Bill Clinton’s did in 1999.

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