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‘The Tariffs Are Going to Be the Tariffs’

Consumers are about to start paying for Trump’s chaos.

What Exactly Is Required to Preserve Our Democracy?

It will take a “total mobilization of our forces,” in the words of new Autocracy in America host Garry Kasparov.

The Jubilation in Israel Is Premature

The military strikes on Iran were impressive, but they haven’t brought the war to an end.

America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This

Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.

What Your Favorite Grocery Store Says About You

Once a place of utility, the supermarket is now an object of obsession.

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