The Week's Best Articles from the Washington Monthly
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done? ... Trump’s Failed Recusal Gambit ... Progressives Should Not Partner with Trumpers to Undermine FISA ... and more
The Week's Best Articles from the Washington Monthly
From our April/May/June print issue
Who Got More Done?: Editor-in-Chief Paul Glastris explains what our team found after months of digging into Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s records of achievement. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on the Courts?: Caroline Fredrickson, strategic councilor on democracy and power at the Open Markets Institute, finds that Trump achieved a generational shift on the Supreme Court and lower courts. But with fewer advantages, Biden is catching up. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Legislation?: Politics Editor Bill Scher shows how Biden, a veteran lawmaker, patiently worked with his congressional opponents and signed many major bills. Trump, an inexperienced hothead, did not. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Antitrust?: Editor Will Norris argues Biden made the fight against monopolies central to his economic strategy, while Trump used it to reward his friends and punish his enemies. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Regulation?: Editor Rob Wolfe finds that Trump launched a massive deregulation campaign that largely failed, but Biden has effectively used rulemaking to advance his priorities. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done for Families and Workers?: Brigid Schulte, director of the Better Life Lab at New America, says Biden and Trump both delivered a bit. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Foreign Policy?: Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest, details how Trump served the interests of dictators, while Biden boxed them in by strengthening the international liberal order. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Trade?: Garphil Julien, a fellow at the Open Markets Institute, argues Trump’s break with the Washington consensus led to a costly trade war, while Biden’s created a new global trade paradigm that is boosting American jobs. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Immigration?: Associate Editor Marc Novicoff concludes that Trump was politically punished for his cruelty at the border, but Biden’s gentler approach hasn’t fared much better. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Health Care?: Merrill Goozner, publisher of the GoozNews newsletter on Substack, notes Trump failed to kill Obamacare and Biden expanded it. Click here for the full story.
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done for Veterans?: Suzanne Gordon, senior policy analyst at the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute, and Steve Early, longtime labor journalist, find that Trump mocked veterans and privatized their health care, while Biden honors them but hasn’t challenged Trump’s privatization policies. Click here for the full story.
From the Washington Monthly website
Trump’s Failed Recusal Gambit: James D. Zirin, a former federal prosecutor, dissects Trump's latest courtroom delay tactic. Click here for the full story.
Progressives Should Not Partner with Trumpers to Undermine FISA: Bill Scher urges congressional Democrats to shun far-right attempts to ban warrantless surveillance in the nation's critical counterterrorism program. Click here for the full story.
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