The Week's Best Articles from the Washington Monthly
The Supreme Court Hears Abortion Drug Arguments or Why Samuel Alito Wants to Be Your Gynecologist ... After the Bridge Collapse, Baltimore Is Still Standing ... and more
The Week's Best Articles from the Washington Monthly
The Supreme Court Hears Abortion Drug Arguments or Why Samuel Alito Wants to Be Your Gynecologist: Legal Affairs Editor Garrett Epps analyzes the Supreme Court oral arguments in the case regarding access to mifepristone. Click here for the full story.
After the Bridge Collapse, Baltimore Is Still Standing: Robbe Reddinger, senior editor for Believe in the Run, reflects on Baltimore's spirit in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster. Click here for the full story.
China Just Attacked Biden’s Electric Vehicle Policy. That’s Good for Biden: Politics Editor Bill Scher explores how Joe Biden is navigating the tricky politics of electric vehicles. Click here for the full story.
The Roberts Court Really Could Give Trump Blanket Immunity: James D. Zirin, a former federal prosecutor, argues the Supreme Court's "perverse decision" in the Trump ballot qualification case bodes poorly for their upcoming ruling in the Trump immunity case. Click here for the full story.
Steve Garvey’s New Field of Dreams: Steve Kettman, a former staff reporter for New York Newsday and the San Francisco Chronicle, sizes up what's behind the former baseball player's "remarkably lazy" Senate campaign. Click here for the full story.
Trump as Death of a Salesman’s Willy Loman: Deanne Stillman, author of American Confidential: Uncovering the Bizarre Story of Lee Harvey Oswald and His Mother, sees parallels between the legally challenged former president and the tragic fictional character. Click here for the full story.
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