The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
Shakespeare in federal court, the tyranny of the like button, a whistleblower inside the CFPB, and Poland’s strategic bind. Plus, who’s really raising taxes on the rich (spoiler: probably not the GOP)
The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
Conflict in Kashmir: You didn't need a crystal ball to predict the ceasefire between India and Pakistan (and Trump’s bumbling attempt to take credit for it). Author Jonah Blank did so on Monday.
Let’s Not Kill All the Lawyers: Professor Linda Charnes credits Judge Beryl Howell, in the Perkins Coie case, for deploying Shakespeare properly, “in a way both true to the quotations’ origins and their pertinence to the case at hand.”
How the Digital Age Changed Us: Anita Jain, editorial director at Open Markets Institute, reviews two new books on high tech and social media that examine the toll of relentless shopping, engagement, and the tyranny of the “like” button.
Inside the Trump Assault on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Editor Nate Weisberg interviews a CFPB lawyer and union representative about the DOGE-led rampage on his agency.
This Republican Just Cracked the Doors Open to Higher Taxes on the Wealthy (Or Did He?): Politics Editor Bill Scher explains why we ought to be very skeptical of any Republican claims to be raising taxes on the wealthy.
Lame Duck Watch: Congressional Leaders Snub Trump on Drug Prices: Bill Scher on the term-limited president’s waning influence on Congress.
Trump’s Perfect Storm that Could Sink the American Economy: Economist and Contributing Writer Robert J. Shapiro explains how the president’s volatile mix of policies and attacks on the rule of law are undermining both the fundamentals of trade and the institutional trust that sustains global capital.
The Courts Push Back Against Trump: Contributor James D. Zirin on the Trump-appointed judge who eviscerated the administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime statute to deport migrants.
Poland’s Trump Conundrum—and Vice Versa: “Trump is pressing America’s European allies to be self-sufficient. But as Poland shows, he may regret that,” writes Contributor Tamar Jacoby. “Every step toward European independence means less predictable partners and less influence for Washington.”
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