Top 5 Columns in 2025: Staff Picks

Impeach Donald Trump before He Destroys Everything

Even during the holiday week, there came yet more evidence — as if we need it — that Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to America and all that we value. He must be impeached and forever removed from office.

DOGE's Willing Executioners

We know little about the motivations of the young DOGE soldiers. We know so much — maybe too much — about Elon Musk, but not those who obeyed his call. It is perhaps too easy to dismiss them as reactionaries or self-interested. There is value in understanding their motivations and worldview since they are, for better or worse (and so far, for worse) in …

Robert McNamara and the New American Gestapo

In 1965, after nearly a decade of increasing U.S. involvement in Vietnam, Robert McNamara launched Operation Rolling Thunder, a years-long massive escalation of American military force intended to boost morale in South Vietnam, disrupt supply lines, signal American resolve, and, ultimately, force the North to give up support for the communist insurgency…

The Party that Forgot How to Blink

Republicans are exhausted — not from governing, but from pretending to.

Made-for-TV Authoritarianism

Donald Trump’s show of force in the nation’s capital has nothing to do with law enforcement and everything to do with militarized politics. His concern about public safety is a ruse to create conflict and grab more power. Trump does not give a damn about Washington, D.C. and the people who call it home.