The year the world laughed at U.S.
The world laughed at Trump in 2017, but it often turned its derision to the country that elected him, as well.
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On tax reform, Donald Trump gets it done—and takes a moment to gloat
Allen Abel in Washington on the tax bill and the pinnacle of Trump’s presidency—a day without scandal, tweetstorm or tantrum
Donald Trump has congressional immunity. Yes or no?
Alan Dershowitz responds to Laurence Tribe. As the temperature rises in the Russia investigation, constitutional experts face off.
Donald Trump may have emboldened hate in Canada, but it was already here
Canada saw a rise in right-wing extremism in 2017, from anti-Muslim flyer campaigns on university campuses to the presence of extreme right-wing groups
If you only read one book about Trump over the holidays, make it this one
We’ve surveyed the many books on the U.S. president so you don’t have to
Why Donald Trump can be charged with obstruction
Laurence H. Tribe: The president is not immune from prosecution when performing his constitutionally authorized duties
Black voters saved Alabama—despite efforts to keep them down
Opinion: Doug Jones may have defeated Roy Moore in their Senate race, but Alabama’s electoral history is still marked by efforts to frustrate the Black vote
Why Donald Trump can’t be charged with obstruction
Alan M. Dershowitz: The president is immune from prosecution when performing his constitutionally authorized duties
Fascism’s return and Trump’s war on youth
Opinion: Trump’s mode of fascism is a unique product of our times, our commercial culture and a corporate-controlled media
Alabama should be a wake up call for the Democrats—they have work to do
Scott Gilmore on how if the party wants to win again, it needs to bring a much better ground game and a bigger knife