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Republicans, Not Democrats, Have the Messaging Problem
With polls showing the One Big Beautiful Bill is a big, ugly bust, we’re seeing the limits of Trump’s sloganeering.
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Bill Scher
Student Loan Debt: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
The history of student loan debt shows how noble programs and soaring tuition have often left too many students underwater. Fortunately, there are ways…
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What Trump Is Doing to Latinos Is Literally Out of Cheech & Chong
The video of an American wrongly accused of being an undocumented immigrant echoes the music video for Born in East L.A.
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No Kings, Just Chaos
As Trump’s $45 million military pageant fizzled, millions joined protests, a political assassination shook Minnesota, and Israel launched surprise…
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Why Obama’s Immigration Enforcement Policy Was Better Than Trump’s
The Democratic president’s immigration enforcement approach prioritized the deportation of felons and security threats. Trump junked it, giving us legal…
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Bill Scher
(PODCAST) Trump's War on International Students
The administration’s assault on international enrollment threatens the financial viability of regional colleges, local economies, and the soft-power…
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How Musk Can Kill Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
The multibillionaire should quit attacking Trump and aim his fire at the president’s “disgusting abomination” of a bill. Plus, tariffs under legal fire.
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Los Angeles: Trump's National Guard Mobilization May Backfire
So far, his reaction to protests against heavy-handed immigration arrests has created chaos instead of quelling it. A Washington Monthly podcast…
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Schumer’s Iran Position Is Stupid
Trump pursuing options as part of a nuclear deal with Iran isn’t “outrageous.” The Senate Democratic leader shouldn’t get in the president’s way. Plus…
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Bill Scher
The Secret to Reindustrializing America Is Not Tax Cuts and Tariffs. It's Regulated Competition.
From airlines to energy, America became a capitalist superpower in the 20th century based on careful market rules. It can do so again.
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Rules to Win By
The July/August print issue is here.
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Paul Glastris

May 2025

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