The Week's Best Articles from the Washington Monthly
Jonathan Alter's Trump trial dispatches, why we should welcome the latest GDP report, the misguided divestment encampments, and more.
The Week's Best Articles from the Washington Monthly
Day Seven of the Trump Trial: David Pecker, Trash Collector: Contributing Editor Jonathan Alter continues to deliver inside-the-courtroom details of the Trump hush money trial you can't get anywhere else. Click here for the full story and click here for Alter's Day Four, Day Five, and Day Six dispatches.
Why Biden and Most Americans Should Welcome the Latest GDP Report: Contributing Writer Robert J. Shapiro explains why the relatively low Gross Domestic Product first quarter annual rate of growth of 1.6 percent doesn't mean the economy is in trouble. Click here for the full story.
The Divestment Encampments Don’t Make Any Sense: Politics Editor Bill Scher examines the flawed strategic thinking behind the recent spate of campus protests regarding the Israel-Gaza war. Click here for the full story.
Poland Shows That Democracy Can Triumph. Here’s How: John Austin, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Lucas Kreuzer and Kamil Lungu, graduate students at Georgetown University’s BMW Center for German and European Affairs, show how Americans can learn from how Poland's Civic Platform party overcame right-wing authoritarianism. Click here for the full story.
Trump Vows to Crush the Civil Service, but He’s Not the First President to Try: Editor Will Norris looks at the long history of Republican presidents who sought to undermine the federal bureaucracy. Click here for the full story.
The Supreme Court Takes On Homelessness. What Could Go Wrong?: Legal Affairs Editor Garrett Epps warns the high court could allow cities to criminalize sleeping outdoors, even when there is no public shelter option. Click here for the full story.
Why the Trump Trial Is Like a Bullfight: James D. Zirin, a former federal prosecutor, explores the three stages of the hush money trial. Click here for the full story.
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