1. the national interest
    Michael Flynn Writes Op-ed Confirming He’s Definitely InsaneIt’s a really bad column, unless he’s trying to plant an insanity defense, in which case it’s a very smart one.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. vision 2020
    Why Biden Needs to Win BigGiven Trump’s Electoral College advantage and the need to win Senate races, Biden must have as big a national popular vote lead as he can get.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. george floyd protests
    What’s Going On in CHAZ, the Seattle Autonomous Zone?There’s free LaCroix.
    By Bridget Read
  4. summer in the city
    We’re Headed for a Hot, Dark SummerThe coming months are poised to bring new outbreaks, blackouts, evictions, and unrest.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. the national interest
    Defunding the Police Is the Only Police Reform Americans Don’t LikeThe good news is that public opinion is very open to a wide array of reforms to curtail racist policing.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. black lives matter
    Defunding the Police Is Not Nearly EnoughBringing justice and peace to disadvantaged black communities will require more public investment than we can divert from police budgets.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. coronavirus
    Trump Rally Attendees Must Agree Not to Sue Campaign If They Get the CoronavirusTo attend Trump’s first rally since March, supporters must sign a waiver saying they won’t sue if they get COVID-19 in the crowded indoor arena.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. vision 2020
    Republicans Will Just Recycle Their 2016 Party PlatformWho needs a platform when Republicans have a leader whose every erratic step defines them?
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national circus
    Frank Rich: What Trump Will Do to WinHe’s down in the polls that he insists are fake. But Georgia’s chaotic election offers a blueprint for success.
    By Frank Rich
  11. vision 2020
    Jon Ossoff Wins Senate Primary in GeorgiaThe 2017 wunderkind is back, having won a Senate primary without a runoff. He’s part of the most promising Georgia Democratic ticket of this century.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Trump’s Top General Mark Milley Admits Error in Attack on ProtestersThe security Establishment continues to defect from Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. vision 2020
    Biden: Trump Will ‘Try to Steal This Election’The former VP said his “single greatest concern” is Trump preventing people from voting on Election Day.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. the national interest
    The Still-Vital Case for Liberalism in a Radical AgeDoes the revolution need to involve quite so much canceling?
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. george floyd protests
    Republicans May ‘Defund the Police’ With Budget Cuts Forced by the CoronavirusRepublicans blocking aid to state and local governments are hurting their friends in blue.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. maga
    Trump to Return With His First Rally Since the Coronavirus Shutdown Next FridayCampaign officials reportedly hope the return of the rallies will distract Trump from destructive online behavior, citing zero past examples.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. racism
    Trump Angrily Overrules Talk of Changing Confederate Names on Army BasesIs Trump returning to the sympathy for neo-Confederates he showed during the Charlottesville violence?
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. 2020 elections
    GOP Extremists Advance Toward CongressOne runoff qualifier, Matt Gurtler, is out there, but another, Marjorie Greene is a QAnon ally and runs ads so violent that Facebook banned one.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Delusional President Demands CNN Retract Poll Showing Him Down 14 to BidenThe evidence suggests Trump actually believes his polling fantasies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. george floyd
    Photos From the Viewings of George FloydScenes from a highly emotional day in Houston.
    By Mel D. Cole
  21. vision 2020
    Report: Republicans Moving Trump’s Convention Celebration to JacksonvilleBoring parts of the event will still be held in Charlotte, but Trump wants the big moment to be in a place run by his party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. gop
    3 GOP Insiders on the Protests and Trump’s Perilous Moment“I think the president has handled it as well as any president ever could.”
    By Ben Jacobs
  23. george floyd
    Republicans Belatedly Realize Protests Aren’t Going AwayAs outrage over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd persists, GOP leaders respond with lukewarm efforts of reform and appeasement.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. george floyd protests
    The Army Is Finally Taking the Names of Traitors Off of Its BasesAmerica may finally be repudiating the idea that the Confederacy — and the Neo-Confederacy — were honorable parts of the national legacy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. george floyd
    The Most Powerful Moments From the Funeral of George FloydGeorge Floyd’s family described his generosity, the Houston mayor banned police chokeholds, and he was entombed next to his mother.
    By Matt Stieb
  26. vision 2020
    No One Group of Voters Will Determine Trump’s FateWinning or losing a voter group is often less important than the margins, where a vote’s a vote–except in the Electoral College.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. vision 2020
    Economic ‘Comeback’ Is Not Making Trump More PopularSo far, good, if tentative, economic news is being overshadowed by entrenched negative reactions to Trump’s personality and leadership style.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. george floyd protests
    Here’s How the George Floyd Protests Have Already Changed the CountryJust weeks after the protests began, laws are changing, cities are mulling calls to “defund police,” and Confederate symbols are coming down.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  29. vision 2020
    Trump Campaign Puts President’s Psychological Needs Above His Political OnesThe president’s team recently bought ad time in D.C. so Trump could hear positive things about himself on TV.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. intelligencer chats
    What Could ‘Defund the Police’ Mean in Practice?Trying to unpack the slogan that has become a rallying cry for activists around the country.
    By Benjamin Hart, Ed Kilgore, and Ezekiel Kweku
  31. 2020 elections
    Voting Chaos in Georgia Another Bad Sign for NovemberA surge in voting by mail, faulty voting machines, and inadequate staffing afflict a state that could be a crucial November battleground.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national interest
    Trump, Citing ‘Conservative Treehouse,’ Says Injured Man Set Up Buffalo CopsThe actual theory of the case is even wilder.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. george floyd protests
    The Origins of the ‘Police Riot’Chicago cops went violently rogue at the 1968 Democratic Convention, and the whole world was watching.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. vision 2020
    Biden Supports Reforming, Not Defunding, PoliceBiden is sticking with one idea from the 1994 crime bill: deploying more cops via community policing strategies. Its current popularity is unclear.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. george floyd protests
    Congressional Democrats Unveil Police Reform BillThe bill doesn’t try to “defund the police,” but Democrats do offer modest steps toward preventing police misconduct.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Angry Trump Hires Famously Wrong Pollster to Call CNN Fake NewsTrump has retained John McLaughlin, who is so inaccurate that Republicans beg other Republicans not to hire him.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. mistaken identity
    What It’s Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike RidePeter Weinberg didn’t even know what “doxing” was before a Twitter mob falsely accused him of assaulting some kids on a bike trail.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  38. george floyd
    Minneapolis City Council Says It Will Disband Police ForceA veto-proof majority has committed to the process, but it’s not clear what will happen next.
    By Chas Danner
  39. vision 2020
    Joe Biden Would Like a Word With the YouthsDoes the 77-year-old Democrat need to panic about young voters, or can everyone stop demanding he get on TikTok?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  40. george floyd protests
    NFL Players, Employee Forced Goodell’s Protest Ban ApologyThe NFL commissioner apologized on Friday for the league’s ban on the protests started by Colin Kaepernick, but not to Kaepernick, and not on his own.
    By Chas Danner
  41. police brutality
    This Will Not Be ContainedTwo weeks in George Floyd’s America.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  42. the national interest
    Trump Has Gone Full AuthoritarianHis first term reaches a violent crescendo.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. pivot
    Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Care About the First AmendmentKara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss Facebook’s refusal to censor President Trump and its CEO’s motivations.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  44. protests
    Huge ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mural Painted on Street Leading to White HouseBlack Lives Matter D.C. called the move a “performative distraction from real policy changes” meant to appease “white liberals.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. vision 2020
    Trump Declares Victory Over Everything After Jobs ReportA surprisingly good jobs report leads Trump to suggest that even George Floyd is posthumously enjoying his self-congratulations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Why the Security Establishment is Revolting Against Trump NowMaybe they weren’t just worried he would undercut the neocon war machine.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. jobs report
    Why the Shockingly Good Jobs Report Might Be Bad NewsThe report indicates that unemployment is higher than its own official rate suggests. If Congress misses that caveat, it could undermine the recovery.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. politics
    Trump Tweets Letter From Ex-Lawyer That Calls Protesters ‘Terrorists’John Dowd’s extreme take on the demonstrators massing near the White House is music to the president’s ears.
    By Benjamin Hart
  49. republican national convention
    Republicans Relocate Convention, Seeking Freedom From Coronavirus PrecautionsTurns out Trump wasn’t bluffing about ditching North Carolina, but it’s unclear where he can have the unrestricted convention of his dreams.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. george floyd protests
    With Murkowski ‘Struggling’ Over Trump Vote, He Says He’ll Back Her OpponentShe could be a prospect for a party-switch after November, particularly now that Trump is vowing to oppose her reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national circus
    Frank Rich: America’s Eternal Battle With ItselfThe country’s latest existential struggle over race brings to mind 1968 — and 1868.
    By Frank Rich
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