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Welcome to the Mafia Presidency

By David Frum

That’s a nice business you have there.

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The Great Realignment

By Anne Applebaum

Trump is giving the Russian dictator every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

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‘Rubber Burns, the Map Fades Away.’ Sure, Fine.

By Ian Bogost

Nobody cares if music is real anymore.

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The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

By Rogé Karma

The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.

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Trump Targets Google After Meta and X Payouts

By Michael Scherer

Mark Zuckerberg paid $25 million. Elon Musk followed with $10 million. Now it could be Sundar Pichai’s turn.

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