Lexington
Our Lexington columnist provides perceptive analysis and commentary on American politics, policies, and cultural dynamics
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America needs an honest reckoning over its spy agencies
Donald Trump says they missed an existential threat from Iran. Why should anyone trust their findings now?
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The New York mayor’s race is a study in Democratic Party dysfunction
A party with a bad reputation for local governance shows few signs of turning that round
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The true meaning of Trump Derangement Syndrome
His partnership with Elon Musk is the Rosetta Stone
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Why would Texas Republicans object to conservative, pro-family developers?
Because they’re Muslim, of course
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Embrace the woo woo
Donald Trump’s quest for a surgeon general meets man’s search for meaning
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Donald Trump could rescue John Roberts
The president is giving the chief justice the chance to emulate his hero and affirm America’s constitutional order
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Can Progressives learn to make progress again?
In the political wilderness, Democrats are asking themselves how they lost their way
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The unbearable lightness of being Donald Trump
His trade war will test his trademark indifference to charges of incompetence and sowing chaos
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Donald Trump is attacking what made American universities great
More than Middle East Studies is in trouble