Paul Ryan’s Anti-Poverty Plan Is Paternalistic
It’s also a thoughtful, compassionate blueprint for a better social safety net.
Politics
The Man the Chamber of Commerce Can’t BeatRep. Justin Amash was supposed to be an easy target for GOP centrists. He is on his way to an easy victory.
Foreigners
Putin’s PalStephen Cohen was once considered a top Russia historian. Now he publishes odd defenses of Vladimir Putin. The Nation just published his most outrageous one yet.
Politics
Giving Them the BusinessIs it wise for Republicans to attack Democrats for their wealth and business experience?
History
Happy Captive Nations Week!It’s that time of year when we are supposed to celebrate one of the weirdest artifacts of the Cold War.
Politics
The Crisis in Black HomeownershipHow the recession turned owners into renters and obliterated black American wealth.
Foreigners
Israel’s Media BlackoutWhy aren’t Israeli journalists questioning their military’s devastation in Gaza?
Jurisprudence
Arizona’s Botched ExecutionThe state claims that witnesses are lying about the two-hour debacle.
Politics
National Review’s Dishonest HistoryJohn Fund thinks blacks have been fooled into supporting Democrats. That’s even more insulting than his misleading history of Jim Crow laws.
Foreigners
Putin Isn’t PanickingThe Flight 17 disaster is just one misstep in the Russian president’s wider war on the West.
War Stories
America’s Flight 17The time the United States blew up a passenger plane—and tried to cover it up.
