1. higher education
    What Is College Without the Campus?This crisis will reshape higher education — and not just this fall.
  2. higher education
    The Coming Disruption to CollegeNYU Stern School of Business professor Scott Galloway predicts a handful of elite cyborg universities will soon monopolize higher education.
    By James D. Walsh
  3. vision 2020
    Biden Is Planning an FDR-Size PresidencyHe thinks he’ll survive Tara Reade’s accusation. But he knows he can’t be an average-Joe Democrat anymore.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  4. the law
    Will Kavanaugh Give Trump the Power to Fire Anyone He Pleases?President Trump claims he has an “absolute right” to dismiss federal officials. An imminent Supreme Court ruling could make that true.
    By Cristian Farias
  5. coronavirus
    Pence Self-Isolates for Just 3 Days After Coronavirus Breach in the White HouseWhile Fauci will quarantine for the recommended two weeks, Pence is self-isolating for just three days following the White House’s coronavirus breach.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. religion
    The Allure and Danger of Anti-Modern ReligionIn a perilous time, it’s easy to underestimate American pluralism and long for old and dogmatic religious forms. That doesn’t mean we should.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. tara reade
    Everything We’ve Learned From Tara Reade’s Megyn Kelly InterviewReade recounted the alleged assault, discussed the timing of her decision to come forward, and called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the race.
    By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner
  9. 2020 elections
    If Stacey Abrams Doesn’t Become Veep, a 2022 Rematch With Kemp Looks PromisingIf all else fails, the rising Democratic star from Georgia could hold Georgia’s governor accountable for his perilous COVID-19 policies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. power
    Misadventures in Teleworking Are the Least of the Supreme Court’s ProblemsThis week, the Court heard a case about birth-control access that has the potential to bring more indignity upon it than an errant toilet flush.
    By Irin Carmon
  11. vision 2020
    Relatively Non-Disastrous Ohio Primary Could Be Harbinger for NovemberIs any election held in better conditions than the COVID-afflicted Wisconsin one good enough for democracy?
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. conservatism
    The GOP Isn’t Cynical Enough to Save Us From a DepressionFor Republicans, some things are more important than winning an election — and denying aid to vulnerable workers is one of them.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. coronavirus
    Has the Time Finally Come for a Full-Scale National Service Program?It’s possible the pandemic could make it feasible to offer unemployed young people well-paid service in desperately needed tasks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. supreme court
    Republicans Ready to Rock and Roll With a Preelection SCOTUS ConfirmationNeither charges of hypocrisy, nor peril to his own vulnerable senators, will keep McConnell from adding a conservative to SCOTUS. It’s the ball game.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. interesting times
    Nature, Nurture, and Weight LossA photo of Adele started a global conversation this week — and showed how crucial it is to grapple with difference both empirically and humanely.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  16. the national interest
    Trump Sets Free Another Russia Probe Criminal, Then Gloats With PutinAdmitted perjurer Michael Flynn gets an astonishingly sweet deal from Bill Barr’s “Justice” Department.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. ahmaud arbery
    Never Stop RunningOn the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  18. coronavirus
    The Theory That Explains the Politicization of the CoronavirusAs with so many other facets of American life, cultural identity plays a big role in how people view the pandemic.
    By Jesse Singal
  19. politics
    All the Fictional Villains the Trump Camp Has Compared Him ToBrad Parscale’s comparison of Trump’s campaign to the Death Star joins other Trump camp comparisons of the president to villains like Thanos and Bane.
    By Matt Stieb
  20. vision 2020
    Team Trump Goes Negative on Biden Early and HeavilyTrump needs to make this a “contrast” election rather than a referendum on his presidency, fast.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. coronavirus
    California Is Reckoning With Its Huge Budget DeficitsGavin Newsom is not engaging in any happy talk about quick economic recovery. And so his state’s fiscal picture looks dark as revenues collapse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the national circus
    Frank Rich: MAGA vs. COVIDCoronavirus is hitting Trump country hard. The president doesn’t care.
    By Frank Rich
  23. the national interest
    White House: CDC Coronavirus Guidelines ‘Would Never See the Light of Day’The administration buries its public-health advisers.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. supreme court
    Supreme Court Reverses Convictions of Bridgegate SchemersThe payback traffic jam that wound up obstructing Chris Christie’s path to the White House was bad, but not a federal crime.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. president trump
    Trump’s War on U.S. Institutions Reaches the Postal ServiceTrump has long pressured the Postal Service to charge Amazon more. With a loyalist as postmaster general, his wish may soon become a reality.
    By Matt Stieb
  26. reply guys
    Steve Mnuchin Came for Axl Rose on Twitter, Mixed Up the U.S. and Liberian FlagYes, the American and Liberian flags are quite similar, but … come on.
    By Chris Murphy
  27. 2020 elections
    Six Months From the Election, Pelosi’s Gavel Seems SecureWith limited presidential momentum, a deficit in open seats, and a gap in the generic ballot, Republicans won’t take the House until at least 2022.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. vision 2020
    Unlike Democrats, Republicans Have Politically Weaponized Judicial AppointmentsOf course Mitch McConnell reconvened the Senate in a pandemic to confirm child-judge Justin Walker. The judiciary is his and Trump’s top priority.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    Trump Is About to Go Full Coronavirus Death DenierAxios reports that President Trump is expected “to begin publicly questioning the death toll.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the economy
    Meatpacking Crisis Shows Limits of Human Sacrifice As Recovery PlanTrump ordered plants to put maintaining the meat supply above keeping workers safe. But without better public-health policies, they can’t do either.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. vision 2020
    Have ‘Never Trumpers’ Become a Democratic Faction?Like the neoconservatives of the 1980s, the Never Trumpers represent a small but significant migration from one party to the other.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national interest
    Trump: I Was Unable to Restock PPE for 3 Years Due to HoaxesThe Trump hoax-distraction timeline has been extended all the way back to 2017.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. coronavirus
    The Coming COVID-19 Higher-Ed DisasterPublic colleges and universities became a lot less “public” after the Great Recession. The coronavirus crisis could make it all a lot worse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. vision 2020
    New York’s Democratic Presidential Primary Is Back OnA federal judge ruled that Cuomo’s decision to cancel the June 23 presidential primary violated the First and 14th Amendment rights of the candidates.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. coronavirus stimulus
    Republican-Run States Are Hurting For Money, TooTrump’s claims that only Democratic states need federal assistance are undermining his own party’s stimulus efforts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. venezuela
    The Dumbest Aspects of the Apparent Mercenary Coup Attempt in VenezuelaAmerican mercenaries posted online about their alleged coup, and may have brought Airsoft guns in their apparent effort to topple Nicolás Maduro.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. 2020 elections
    The Senate Map Is Beginning to Look Pale BlueIt won’t be easy for Democrats to retake the upper chamber, but it’s looking slightly better for them every day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the national interest
    Trump’s Plan to Solve Coronavirus Crisis Is to Give Rich People Another Tax CutThe Republicans’ solution for everything turns out to solve pandemics, too.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. health care
    America’s Health-Care System Has Never Been Sicker — or Harder to CureThe coronavirus is exposing everything broken in the American health-care system — and the reasons why we probably won’t fix any of it.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. the national interest
    It Would Be Completely Absurd to Force Biden Out of the RaceYes, there are influential people arguing for this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. coronavirus
    Even During a Pandemic, the NYPD Is Still the NYPDThe novel coronavirus hasn’t changed its basic nature.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  42. vision 2020
    The State of the Presidential Race, Six Months Before Election DayRecent presidential elections show the eventual winner ahead at this point, except for Trump himself in 2016.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. vision 2020
    Why Kavanaugh Is the Focus of Republican Attacks on BidenThe GOP would prefer to compare Biden to Kavanaugh, a party-unifying figure, rather than Trump himself, accused of far more misconduct.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. vision 2020
    Let’s Finally Get Rid of Party ConventionsWith nothing to deliberate, and possibly no safe place to gather, both parties should consider bagging the whole empty ritual at last.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    Trump Used the Coronavirus to Extort Governors Like Ukraine. It Worked.Trump just wanted a favor, though. He got it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. coronavirus stimulus
    On Next Stimulus, Democrats Should Give Up a Lot to Get a LotTrump wants infrastructure and a payroll tax cut. GOP deficit hawks don’t. Democrats should offer to give him what they won’t.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. vision 2020
    Could Trump Go the Way of Herbert Hoover?“The Great Humanitarian” was remembered as feckless and cruel. Can the feckless and cruel Trump fare better in a national catastrophe?
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Trump Got Dow 36,000 Author to Forecast the Coronavirus. It Didn’t Go Well.Why did Trump keep citing impossibly low death totals? Kevin Hassett, who is neither a public-health expert nor a good economist, made a model.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. politics
    Is the Future of Congress on Zoom?In the midst of the pandemic, a staid institution debates how much technological change is too much.
    By Ben Jacobs
  50. the national interest
    The Secret to Making Liberal Argument Sound Dumb: Pretending Trump Doesn’t ExistRich Lowry’s critique of the liberal defense of science is a perfect specimen of anti-anti-Trumpism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. vision 2020
    Can Democrats Force Joe Biden Off of the Ticket?With Tara Reade’s allegations now front and center, Biden skeptics are speculating about pushing him out of the nomination, but it wouldn’t be easy.
    By Ed Kilgore
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