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Trump Must Decide Whether He’s Campaigning Against ‘Sleepy Joe’ or ‘Dangerous Joe’

The president must win over voters who don’t like him if he wants to be re-elected, and he needs a strategy.

The Pandemic Exposed Deep Problems in the Meat Industry

The challenge now is how to overcome them without resorting to ill-advised populist ideas.

We’re Fighting Coronavirus With Our Biggest Weapons Off the Table

Tracing becomes difficult when cases increase, and so we have to count on Americans to be safe and take precautions.

Why Is Jeff Sessions Humiliating Himself?

The president has insulted him repeatedly, but Sessions still praises him.

Why China Is Targeting Australia With Sanctions—and Insults

The Aussie economy is dependent on the Chinese, but citizens are tiring of the bullying.

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The Real Power of Bolton’s Memoir

It’s less in the shocking revelations we’ve already heard and more in the mundane recklessness.

Reopening Schools Isn’t Risk-Free. Neither is Keeping Them Closed.

Staying at home has been bad for kids' emotional well-being, students have fallen behind, and at-risk kids are without a vital support system.

Bolton’s Legal Victory Was Actually a Setback for Free Speech

The government actually won a lot from its request.

The Origins of ‘Defund the Police’

The academic theories that have given rise to the new movement are dangerously flawed.

Police Reform Won’t Happen Overnight

Even though a consensus is building around the idea that change is needed, the best solutions take time.

Unfinished Business

How a Department of Justice forfeiture complaint may be an opening gambit against Iranian sanctions’ evasion.

Get Ready for the Economic Roller Coaster

A novel and evolving virus doesn’t fit neatly into partisan campaign narratives about the economy.

Will 2020 Be a Realignment Election?

Think about how much can happen in five months.