The unaccountability trap in government

The author argues that while the Supreme Court recently affirmed presidential authority over independent agencies in Trump v. Slaughter, its conflicting decision in Trump v. Cook protects the Federal Reserve’s…

The New Parent Trap

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The first time I went to sleepaway camp, I was 10 years old.…

GOP seeks to avoid, for once, the shutdown trap

House GOP leaders are racing to pass a stopgap funding measure, seeking to avoid the kind of government shutdown that has brought them pain in the past. The stopgap measure…

Trump Is Caught in the Trap He Set

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US risks falling into ‘escalation trap’ if it deploys troops in Iran

Analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers says the US risks falling into an escalation trap if it launches a ground assault in Iran.

The ‘Consumer Socialism’ Trap

This past January, in his inaugural address, Zohran Mamdani memorably promised to “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” In the parlance of the Democratic Socialists…