Governance

Juliette Kayyem argues that the Biden administration should lay out transparent plans to safeguard the electoral process no matter who is ultimately sworn in.

David Kearn argues that even in the absence of restrictive resource and budgetary constraints, a focus on identifying and achieving concrete objectives that will position the United States and its allies to effectively deter aggression in critical regional flashpoints should be the priority given the stressed nature of the defense industrial base and the nuclear enterprise.

Juliette Kayyem warns that a second Trump term would validate the violent ideologies of far-right extremists—and allow them to escape legal jeopardy.

By amplifying a loaded slogan, the Michigan representative isn't helping anyone's cause.

Instead of addressing lax gun laws, Americans fixate on what the authorities might have done differently.

Juliette Kayyem analyses the threat of violence from Trump's supporters: Worrying about whether the base is emboldened is not the correct metric; the thing to watch is whether the number of supporters who are inclined to violence is growing.

Juliette Kayyem discusses how a Manhattan judge's advice to jurors accurately reflects what Donald Trump has done to democratic norms.

Juliette Kayyem concludes that by throwing in his lot with a bizarre cult, Trump is also inadvertently showing the limits of his appeal.

Juliette Kayyem writes that to treat the crisis phase of the pandemic as complete is not the same as declaring that the country's battle against COVID is over or that many Americans' unmet needs are irrelevant. It is to say that many of the persistent systemic problems revealed by the coronavirus can be addressed, if elected representatives choose, without requiring a declared emergency as a pretext for action.

Juliette Kayyem argues that the decision to move on to the recovery phase needs to be made by politicians, not scientists.