The Week's Best Articles From the Washington Monthly
The Freedom Caucus folded, again. Syria's perilous future. Plus, Trump's war on Jackie Kennedy, and much more in this week's roundup.
The Freedom Caucus Are Cowards
The House faction of budget hawks yammers about cutting deficits, but this week, when it came to Trump's budget bill, once again, they caved.
by Bill Scher, Politics Editor
Trump Is Betting on Syria's New Strongman
Ahmad al-Sharaa toppled Assad. But is Syria headed toward democracy, or did it trade one dictator for another?
by Hicham Bou Nassif, Professor, Middle East Politics
The Supreme Court's Immunity-to-Impunity Pipeline
Grievance dressed as law, history warped into license, today's Court is not checking Trump's authoritarianism—it's codifying it.
(Reviewing Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes by Leah Litman, Atria/One Signal Publishers, 320 pp.)
by George Thomas, Professor, Constitutionalism
Why Are Some Democrats Making Cryptocurrency Too Big to Fail?
Supporting the GENIUS Act, a crypto industry-backed bill that ostensibly regulates "stablecoins," is a political and economic mistake.
by David Atkins, Contributing Writer
Joe Biden Has Nothing to Do With the 2028 Election
Democratic presidential aspirants should not feel obligated to self-flagellate to win back the public trust.
by Bill Scher, Politics Editor
Trump's Qatar Airplane Problem Keeps Flying
The president's inability to distinguish between public and private interests reaches new heights with the gift of a foreign 747.
by James D. Zirin, Attorney and Contributing Writer
Trump's War on John and Jackie Kennedy
From ripping up the White House Rose Garden to redoing Air Force One and the Kennedy Center, it's Mar-a-Lago gilt versus Camelot taste.
by Margaret Carlson, Contributing Writer
Ep 22: Trump versus Maine: The Mouse that Roared | Luisa Deprez and Amy Fried
After Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the state of Maine over the issue of transgender athletes, Governor Janet Mills famously told the president, ‘We’ll see you in court.” Since then, Maine has waged an effective resistance against Trump’s attempts at federal coercion. Political science professors Luisa Deprez and Amy Fried discuss the contours of this defiance and its implications for key upcoming races, including the re-election campaign of Sen. Susan Collins. Washington Monthly Contributing Editor Anne Kim and Legal Affairs Editor Garrett Epps co-host.
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