1. millennials
    Millennials Aren’t That Into God, Patriotism, or Having Kids: PollAnd that’s probably good news for Democrats.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. the national interest
    Trump Went to the Mat for Putin at the G-7 Summit“The consequence is the same as if one of the participants is a dictator,” a source reported of a G-7 meeting.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. vision 2020
    The Federal Election Commission Could Be Effectively Sidelined in 2020Considering Trump’s disdain for election laws, it’s not a great time for the FEC to have too few commissioners to properly enforce campaign finance.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. democrats
    Democrats Disagree About Labels, Not IssuesA lot of the supposed “disarray” among Democrats involves abstract ideological questions that won’t really keep them from uniting in 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. cityscape
    Red Tape Is Keeping New York City’s Landscape Stuck in the PastAn ambitious new plan to remake the Port Authority bus terminal highlights the extent to which the city’s balkanized bureaucracy stifles ambition.
    By Justin Davidson
  7. vision 2020
    Democratic Voters May Have Winnowed 2020 Field to the Big 3Lots could still happen, but at this point Democratic voters are mostly shifting support between the Big Three of Biden, Warren, and Sanders.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. trump v. weather
    Trump Wanted to Nuke Hurricanes to Stop Them From Hitting U.S. Coast: ReportAnother stellar idea from the president who wanted to buy Greenland.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. the democrats
    Some Senate Democrats Value Susan Collins’s Friendship More Than PowerCollins does the bidding of plutocrats and pro-lifers. Democrats probably can’t govern unless she loses — but some are rooting for her, anyway.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. supreme court
    Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020 Would Change EverythingRuth Bader Ginsburg’s latest cancer scare offers a reminder of how vulnerable the Supreme Court is to a radical conservative revolution.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. life after warming
    The Glimmer of a Climate New World OrderUntil the G-7, the nations of the world had never before chosen to punish bad behavior on climate change. That may not change all that much — yet.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  12. arizona
    ‘Sheriff’ Joe Arpaio Announces Campaign for Maricopa County SheriffTo announce his campaign, the 87-year-old serial abuser of civil rights said in a press release: “Watch out world! We Are Back!”
    By Matt Stieb
  13. the media
    In War on the Press, Trump Allies Weaponize Bad PostsArthur Schwartz, an informal advisor to Trump Jr., intends to discredit reporting on the president by publishing old, bigoted posts by reporters.
    By Matt Stieb
  14. climate change
    Trump Is Prioritizing the Climate’s Destruction Over His Own ReelectionA debt-financed green stimulus would be good for the economy and Trump’s 2020 prospects. But it would also benefit the climate, so he won’t do it.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. the national interest
    ‘American Carnage’ Exposes the Republican Slide Into TrumpismA behind-the-scenes account shows, but does not explain, how Republicans abandoned their so-called principles to embrace Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the top line
    This Is How Trump Will Tank the Economy and His PresidencyTrump’s trade war might be headed into a self-reinforcing death spiral.
    By Josh Barro
  17. abortion
    Anti-Abortion Activists Object to State Bans — But Only on TacticsAnti-abortion leaders are discouraging extreme state abortion laws, preferring stealth until the time is ripe for a frontal assault on Roe v. Wade.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. obits
    David Koch’s Monstrous LegacyThe world is burning, and he and his brother own a share of the blame.
    By Sarah Jones
  19. filibuster
    Today’s Republicans Use the Filibuster Just Like the Segregationists DidUntil Democrats show the moral outrage that overcame filibusters against civil rights, you can forget about gun, climate change, or immigration bills.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    Trump Is Melting Down Because China Won’t Give In on TradeTrump’s international disputes usually end quietly. This one might be different.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. vision 2020
    Moulton Drops Out of 2020 Race; Could de Blasio Be Next?We’re now down to 21 Democratic presidential candidates, with tougher rules for participation in debates likely to winnow several more.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. life after warming
    The Political Status Quo Is No Match for Climate ChangeAs the Amazon rainforest burns at an alarming rate in Bolsonaro’s Brazil, Jay Inslee’s climate change presidential candidacy flames out.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  23. 1619 project
    The ‘1619 Project’ Isn’t Anti-American — It’s Anti-White Identity PoliticsThe centrality of slavery to the American story is only threatening to one’s national identity if one chooses to identify as white.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. democracy
    Democrats Are Turning Their Attention to a Very Unsexy Bulwark of DemocracyDemocrats have historically not focused their energies on the secretaries of state. But the office is crucial to state elections.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  25. the high life
    Barack and Michelle Obama Are Reportedly Buying a Mansion in Martha’s VineyardWho needs politics when you can have lighthouses, the gingerbread cottages of Edgartown, and a mansion with a $64,000 mortgage payment?
    By Matt Stieb
  26. criminal justice reform
    Louisiana Gubernatorial Candidate Wants to Roll Back Criminal-Justice ReformCongressman Ralph Abraham is so committed to law-and-order politics that he voted against the modest criminal-justice-reform bill Trump signed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. what if?
    What If Obama Had Dropped Biden in 2012?Changing things up in 2012 might have helped Democrats avoid the contentious nomination fights of 2016 and 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. vision 2020
    Julián Castro Appeals to the Animal-Rights VoteIt’s very smart politics for a lower-tier candidate like Castro to distinguish himself with a comprehensive animal-welfare agenda.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. foreign affairs
    Rudy Giuliani Is ‘Strongly’ Urging Ukraine to Investigate Joe BidenTrump’s personal lawyer has quietly restarted efforts to pressure Kiev into probing Trump’s personal rivals.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  30. the national interest
    McConnell Recruiting Senate Democrats to Destroy the Next Democratic PresidencyMcConnell says Senate Democrats should let him filibuster everything.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. donald trump
    The 7 Most Unhinged Things Trump Said on WednesdayTrump proclaimed himself the “chosen one,” continued feuding over Greenland, and joked (maybe) about giving himself the Medal of Honor.
    By Matt Stieb
  32. nikki haley
    Nikki Haley Pledges Allegiance to Trump-Pence 2020The former governor and ambassador is exhibiting her ambitions in denying any ambition to supplant the veep on the Trump ticket.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. vision 2020
    Ranking the Most Influential Democratic Donors in the 2020 RaceWhose money are the presidential hopefuls gunning for?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  34. electoral college
    No, Joni Ernst, Iowans Don’t Need the Electoral College to Influence PresidentsIt’s funny that the senator for the first-in-the-nation-caucus state thinks nobody would pay attention to Iowa if not for its six electoral votes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. explainer
    Is Donald Trump the Antichrist, the Beast, the Son of Perdition?There would be signs, okay?
    By Sarah Jones
  36. religion
    When Trump Talks About Jews, He’s Really Talking to Evangelical ChristiansTrump’s appeals to Jews are mostly dog whistles to his Evangelical base, which views Jews and Israel as central to the Second Coming.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. islamophobia
    Trump’s Tweets Prove GOP Attacks on Omar, Tlaib Were Always About IslamophobiaThe anti-Semitism allegations were just a cover.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  38. immigration
    Trump Demands Right to Detain Migrant Children IndefinitelyIt’s mostly symbolic, since the judge who set the 20-day limit on detention of children is unlikely to approve it, but the new policy sounds tough.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. politics
    Denmark’s Leaders Mock Trump and His Dream of Buying Greenland“Trump lives on another planet.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. the national interest
    Trump Says Jews Should Love Him Because He’s Almost Literally JesusTrump can’t understand why stiff-necked Jews forsake his brand of blood-and-soil authoritarian demagoguery.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. racism
    Racism Has Thwarted American Ideals From the Beginning, and Still DoesInstead of complaining about greater recognition of racism in American history, conservatives should realize it has been their enemy, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. criminal justice
    California’s New Use-of-Force Law Is Still Deadly VagueA new law strengthens California’s guidelines for police use of force. But it does not go far enough.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  43. the national interest
    Trump Cancels Denmark Meeting Because He Can’t Buy GreenlandHigh-level diplomatic genius.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. trump tax returns
    Report: U.K. Tax Filings Show Trump Inflated Value of Scottish ResortsAccording to numbers from balance sheets filed in the U.K., the president’s resorts in Scotland aren’t doing as hot as he says they are.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. the top line
    Trump Can’t Have It Both Ways on the EconomyThe president wants us to believe that the economy is both booming and fragile.
    By Josh Barro
  46. vision 2020
    Should Biden’s Competitors Make His Age a Bigger Issue?Intelligencer staffers discuss how Democratic candidates should handle a major vulnerability for the front-runner.
    By Benjamin Hart, Margaret Hartmann, and Ed Kilgore
  47. the economy
    When CEOs Promise a Kinder Capitalism, Watch Your WalletThe Business Roundtable’s embrace of “corporate responsibility” is an attempt to evade democratic accountability.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. politics
    Trump Insults Several Million American JewsBut don’t expect any Republican condemnation of the president’s offensive remark.
    By Benjamin Hart
  49. the national interest
    Republicans Sabotaged Obama’s Economy and Assume Democrats Are Doing It to ThemTrump and his allies assume Democrats are trying to induce a recession. It’s classic projection.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. the vote
    Trump’s New Attempt to Skew RedistrictingAfter SCOTUS halted a citizen question in the 2020 Census, the administration is collecting data states can use to base redistricting on citizenship.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. politics
    Where’s the Justice for Mark Halperin’s Victims?In some prominent harassment cases, women are no match for the power of sycophancy.
    By Sarah Jones
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