Policy
Our Best Stuff From a Very Expensive Week
Biden announces debt relief for student loans.
The Student Loan Bailout Is Terrible Policy. The GOP Response Has Been Weak.
It’s a consequence of the move away from policy toward grievance culture.
The U.S. Looks Poised to Leave Vulnerable Afghans Behind Again
The State Department signals it’s closing up shop at a compound for displaced Afghans in Abu Dhabi.
The Mystery of the Missing Nuclear Posture Review
The document, one of our most important national policy statements, has been completed. But our allies are waiting for an unclassified version.
The Morning Dispatch: Is the Iran Deal Back From the Dead?
Plus: Marking six months of war in Ukraine.
On the Precipice of a Very Bad Iran Deal
Iran, Russia, and China would benefit greatly, while the U.S. and its allies get almost nothing in return for reentering the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Agreement.
Rep. Don Beyer on His Taiwan Trip
He visited with a congressional delegation last week amid high tensions with China.
Reforming—Not Abolishing—the Filibuster Could Improve Our Politics
Here’s a way to do it effectively.
It’s Not That Immigrants Are Unwilling to ‘Wait Their Turn’
The problem is that there are so few paths to lawful residence and citizenship.
Predicting the ROI on the IRA
Progressives are hailing the Inflation Reduction Act’s environmental provisions. But will the investments pay off?
Recounting the U.S. Failure in Afghanistan
A new congressional report spells out how the Biden administration bungled last year’s withdrawal.
Conservatives Should See Immigrants as Allies, Not Adversaries
Democrats have alienated working class Hispanics, and that provides the right with an opportunity.
Lawmakers Still Wrestle With Biden’s Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal
A year after Kabul fell to the Taliban, Americans and Afghans still struggle with its bloody ramifications.
Pop Quiz: Are School COVID Relief Funds Working?
Educators and analysts still don’t understand whether the billions the federal government sent to schools is achieving its goals.
Time to Sanction the Kremlin’s Ministry of Truth
When media platforms obey their paymasters’ orders to become complicit in their crimes, they are no longer media.
Five Minutes from Disaster
The U.S. is offering Iran the deal of the millennium, and yet the Islamic Republic—and Russia—want more concessions.