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COMMENTARY: Gorsuch and the Major Questions Doctrine — the Right That Brakes Trump
Commentary· No. 352

COMMENTARY: Gorsuch and the Major Questions Doctrine — the Right That Brakes Trump

On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court delivered a stunning ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump: by six votes

FACT-CHECK: "The Court Will Back Me" — the Tariff Setback That Shattered the Trump Illusion
Analysis· No. 349

FACT-CHECK: "The Court Will Back Me" — the Tariff Setback That Shattered the Trump Illusion

For months, Donald Trump cultivated a public conviction: his Supreme Court, composed in majority of justices he had himself appointed, would serve

EDITORIAL: Firing Power — The Dream of an Executive Without Counterweights
Editorial· No. 348

EDITORIAL: Firing Power — The Dream of an Executive Without Counterweights

There was a time when Donald Trump fired his candidates on a reality television show, in the carefully orchestrated staging of The

REPORT: Rebecca Slaughter and the FTC — the 91-Year Precedent Trump Wants to Demolish
Reportage· No. 347

REPORT: Rebecca Slaughter and the FTC — the 91-Year Precedent Trump Wants to Demolish

On March 18, 2025, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the Democratic commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), learned she had been fired. Not

EXPLAINER: Trump v. Barbara — When a Presidential Decree Defied 160 Years of Birthright Law
Analysis· No. 345

EXPLAINER: Trump v. Barbara — When a Presidential Decree Defied 160 Years of Birthright Law

On January 20, 2025, within his first hour in the Oval Office, Donald Trump signed Executive Order No. 14160, titled Protecting the

ANALYSIS: Birthright Citizenship — The Supreme Court Is About to Rebuke Trump
Analysis· No. 344

ANALYSIS: Birthright Citizenship — The Supreme Court Is About to Rebuke Trump

On January 20, 2025, barely his hands off the Bible, Donald Trump signed Executive Order No. 14,160, titled "Protecting the Meaning and

EXPLAINER: November 2026, the Verdict — When the Midterms Will Decide Trump's Fate
Analysis· No. 343

EXPLAINER: November 2026, the Verdict — When the Midterms Will Decide Trump's Fate

There are moments in American political life when everything converges on a single date, a single deadline, a single collective verdict. November

OPINION: Procession to the Capitol — The Day America Walked Into History
Note· No. 339

OPINION: Procession to the Capitol — The Day America Walked Into History

On January 15, 2020, at exactly 5:34 PM, seven House Democrats crossed what Speaker Nancy Pelosi herself had called a historic threshold.

INVESTIGATION: The Republicans Who Broke Ranks — Portrait of a GOP Internal Revolt
Investigation· No. 338

INVESTIGATION: The Republicans Who Broke Ranks — Portrait of a GOP Internal Revolt

Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has governed the Republican Party through a well-worn mechanism: political terror.

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