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Trump’s troublesome turn toward state capitalism

President Donald Trump is a generational political talent who has recognized underserved constituencies, mastered modern media, and perfected political branding. His takeover of the Republican Party has been...

Going clubbing: Review of ‘London Clubland’ by Seth Thevoz

The English love to get together and sit apart. That explains the private club. The Reform was founded by Whigs. The Carlton is for...

Trump attacks companies, and they hire his friends as lobbyists

While running for president in 2016, Donald Trump took aim at Amazon. “If I become president,” Trump said,” Oh, do they have problems. They’re going...

Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech will likely signal coming interest rate cuts

Later this morning, Jerome Powell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, will speak in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at a symposium hosted by the...

Trump just shrank the economy

In late August, the federal government inflicted a major and needless price rise on Americans. Its decision was not broadcast in a presidential address...

The pivot to Europe

The defining image of relations between Europe and the first Trump administration was a photo taken at the G7 summit in Canada in June...

The last mission

Four years ago, the world watched the ignominious end of 20 years of the U.S. military’s hard work and sacrifice in Afghanistan as the...

The customer service Turing Test

I was in the middle of one of those customer service “chats” yesterday when I violated one of my deeply held personal rules. I...

A tangled history: Review of ‘Rope’ by Tim Queeney

Rope has shaped our modern world in profound ways, claims Tim Queeney in his engaging new history of an overlooked candidate for one of...

In Focus Forum: Is RFK Jr. making America healthy again?

In Focus delivers deeper reporting on the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces...
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