Kennedy had an ideological commitment to opening the floodgates to as much money in politics as possible, and was willing to say absolutely anything to make it happen

Without the bravery of Haitians, Thomas Jefferson would never have been able to complete the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and the United States as we know it today would not exist

High-quality, high-impact journalism that holds powerful institutions accountable isn’t just not profitable, it’s anti-profit

His vote is shocking in its flagrant violation of all the values McCain claimed to hold just a few months ago

“All Paths Lead to Catastrophe”

North Korea Keeps Saying It Might Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons — But Most News Outlets Won’t Tell You That

What’s most surprising isn’t that politicians start wars to consolidate their own power, but that the people don’t always simply assume that leaders choose war for that reason

Now Let’s Kill the Insane Ideology Behind It

Whatever the case, Trump has the power to clarify it and everything else about the Russia story right now by declassifying whatever surveillance records exist

The current war of unverifiable leaks from anonymous officials on one side, and unverifiable claims by the Trump administration on the other, is poisonous