- Opinion
Manchin’s ludicrous attack on electric vehicles bodes badly for our future
If we squander this opportunity on climate, it could be disastrous.
By Greg SargentMarch 15, 2022 - Opinion
GOP attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson could give Democrats a big opening
We know the conservative media already can't help themselves. What will GOP senators do?
By Paul Waldman and Greg SargentMarch 14, 2022 - Opinion
Why do Republican moderates still think they can save their party?
A presidential run by Liz Cheney or Adam Kinzinger could be just what the party needs to recover its marbles.
By Paul WaldmanMarch 14, 2022 - Opinion
Could Putin lose? Here’s why the ‘End of History’ author is optimistic.
Why a defeat for Russia would have seismic long-term implications.
By Greg SargentMarch 14, 2022 - Opinion
New revelations about Herschel Walker show how Democrats could hold the Senate
Turns out the Senate hopeful from Georgia and Donald Trump aren't just good friends; they also share an approach to business.
By Paul WaldmanMarch 11, 2022 - Opinion
Trump reminds us why electing him in 2024 would be a disaster
New comments about Putin and nuclear weapons raise alarms about a second Trump term.
By Greg SargentMarch 11, 2022 - Opinion
Teachers are under fire in increasingly bizarre ways
One Mississippi educator was fired for reading kids a silly book about butts.
By Paul Waldman and Greg SargentMarch 10, 2022 - Opinion
How Ukraine and high gas prices could take us backward on climate change
Florida Republicans are undermining solar power, and other red states could follow.
By Paul WaldmanMarch 10, 2022 - Opinion
A Fox News reporter’s schooling of Sean Hannity veers into dark territory
Jennifer Griffin's challenge to a right-wing talking point on Ukraine produces a revealing moment.
By Greg SargentMarch 10, 2022 - Opinion
Democrats are taking a GOP beating on Ukraine. This senator has a better idea.
By Greg Sargent and Paul WaldmanMarch 9, 2022 - Opinion
Republicans have a reimagined view of state power — one without constraint
From shocking anti-abortion regulations to laws targeting trans kids and their families, state-level GOP radicalism only gets worse.
By Paul WaldmanMarch 9, 2022 - Opinion
A strange new defense of Trump’s coup effort is both wrong and dangerous
Time to bury the idea that Trump "really believed" the 2020 election was stolen.
By Greg SargentMarch 9, 2022 - Opinion
Why the GOP agenda will grow even more extreme in the coming years
Today, Mitch McConnell wants to take food out of kids' mouths. Just wait until Republicans actually take power.
By Paul WaldmanMarch 8, 2022 - Opinion
Can we finally talk about freeing ourselves from fossil fuel tyranny?
Image a world in which a foreign crisis didn't cost us more money at the pump.
By Paul WaldmanMarch 8, 2022 - Opinion
Liz Cheney nails the truth about ‘the Putin wing of the GOP’
Cheney's incendiary charge captures an essential truth about Trump and today's GOP.
By Greg SargentMarch 8, 2022 - Opinion
A novel way for Democrats to fight the culture wars in the 2022 elections
Is there a message that will both energize Democrats’ base and persuade voters in the middle to turn on the GOP?
By Paul Waldman and Greg SargentMarch 7, 2022 - Opinion
Why the ‘People’s Convoy’ of anti-vaccine truckers is fizzling out
What the conservative media wants is chaos and destruction, and the convoy isn't delivering.
By Paul WaldmanMarch 7, 2022 - Opinion
The dark, unsettling truths behind Biden’s reluctance to ban Russian oil
A ban on Russian oil would badly hobble Vladimir Putin, but there are reasons it's so hard.
By Greg SargentMarch 7, 2022 - Opinion
What Rick Scott and Mitch McConnell are really arguing about
Scott wants to amp up resentment of the poor; McConnell hears echoes of Mitt Romney's "47 percent."
By Paul WaldmanMarch 4, 2022 - Opinion
Tucker Carlson and J.D. Vance suffer a moment of self-doubt over Putin
Right-wing populist nationalism violently crashes into reality.
By Greg SargentMarch 4, 2022