The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
The history of childless presidents ... how Kamala Harris can outfox Donald Trump on taxes ... the empirical case for Supreme Court term limits ... and more
The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
The Lost Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the Trump Saloon!: Legal Affairs Editor Garrett Epps "unearths" the unknown 1858 debate in which the very nasty–and, frankly, very rude–press corps is totally unfair to Abraham Lincoln, our second greatest president after Donald J. Trump. Click here for the full story.
J.D. Vance, “Cat People,” and the “Childless” Presidents: Historian Paul Finkleman schools the Republican vice-presidential nominee on all the presidents who didn't have biological children yet still cared about the future. Click here for the full story.
How Harris Can Outfox Trump (and Vance) on Taxes: Politics Editor Bill Scher argues Harris should support a higher tax rate on corporations that pay CEOs absurdly more than their workers. Click here for the full story.
As Election Day Approaches, Don’t Forget About the K Street Wolves: Anita Jain, editorial director for the Open Markets Institute, reviews the new book The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government by Brody and Luke Mullins. Click here for the full story.
A New Look at the Feminist Earthquake: Sarah Bhatia, an independent museum consultant, reviews the new book The Movement: How Women's Liberation Transformed America, 1963-1973 by Clara Bingham. Click here for the full story.
VIDEO: Anne Kim Discusses Poverty for Profit With Paul Glastris: The new book Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich Off America's Poor pulls back the curtain on a vast, predatory corporate sector that few middle-class Americans know anything about. On July 15th, author Anne Kim discussed the book in depth with Washington Monthly Editor-in-Chief Paul Glastris. Click here to watch the video.
The Empirical Case for Supreme Court Term Limits: Professors Adam Chilton, Daniel Epps, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen argue that 18-year term limits would mitigate the problems of irregular appointments, strategic retirements, and contentious confirmations. Click here for the full story.
Data Don’t Lie: Harris Has the Facts to Refute Trump’s Lies About the Economy: Contributing Writer Robert J. Shapiro explains how the new Democratic presidential nominee can show how her administration beat the inflation that hit other countries harder. Click here for the full story.
The Perpetrator and the Prosecutor: James D. Zirin, former federal prosecutor, says a Kamala Harris victory could leave Trump vulnerable to imprisonment. Click here for the full story.
Venezuelan Elections Could Turn the Refugee Tide: Markos Kounalakis, a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan opposition leader in exile, explains how Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has weaponized refugees to cling to power. Click here for the full story.
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