The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
The threats Trump poses to the Constitution and the international order ... the future of the Eric Adams case ... is college still necessary? ... and more
The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
Madison’s Constitution is Coming Undone: Professors Daniel Carpenter, Paul Pierson, and Eric Schickler argue "[Donald] Trump’s actions are best summed up as 'unrepublican,' violating the republican system of government that [James] Madison envisioned and that we have enjoyed since our country’s founding." Click here for the full story.
Why There Could Still Be an Eric Adams Trial: James D. Zirin, author and legal analyst, examines why the Justice Department's attempt to drop corruption charges against the Mayor of New York City might be rejected by a federal judge. Click here for the full story.
Who Needs College Anymore?: Ben Wildavsky, a visiting fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, interviews Kathleen deLaski, author of the new book Who Needs College Anymore? Imagining a Future Where Degrees Won’t Matter. Click here for the full story.
Trump Provokes Fear in the Western Alliance: Tamar Jacoby, director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s New Ukraine Project, warns that Trump's catering to Russia risks "permanent damage" to the international order, benefiting China. Click here for the full story.
Trump’s Sober Pick for Veterans Affairs Has His Work Cut Out: Suzanne Gordon, of the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute and Steve Early, longtime labor journalist, worry about further privatization of the veteran healthcare system. Click here for the full story.
How Democrats Can Help Avoid a Government Shutdown—or Getting Blamed for One: Politics Editor Bill Scher maps out what Democrats should, and should not, demand. Click here for the full story.
New Washington Monthly Podcast Episode
Podcast hosts Anne Kim and Garrett Epps talk to Joshua A. Douglas, a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, about how to protect voting rights during the Trump administration. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube.
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