In the new episode of “Autocracy in America,” Molly White talks to Anne Applebaum about how the crypto industry is shaping our politics and facilitating corruption within our government. Listen:
Month: January 2026
NYTimes: The Rot Goes Deeper Than ICE
The Rot Goes Deeper Than ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/opinion/minneapolis-dhs-ice-security.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
David Brooks takes on new Yale fellowship as he leaves New York Times | Yale Daily News
Opinion | It Isn’t Just Trump. America’s Whole Reputation Is Shot. – The New York Times
Opinion | It Isn’t Just Trump. America’s Whole Reputation Is Shot. – The New York Times share.google/ErZeTmdgj7RA1s1VU
The New York Times: Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye
NYTimes: The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.
The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/opinion/border-patrol-ice-minneapolis.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
The Three Lessons of Minneapolis
****** NYTimes: ‘I Wouldn’t Say the Democrats Are in Good Shape’
‘I Wouldn’t Say the Democrats Are in Good Shape’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/opinion/democrats-trump-midterms-future.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
The Levers Trump Isn’t Using
Trump has “worked around the formal powers of the presidency more than through them, and his goal often seems to have been not so much to govern as to show force,” Yuval Levin argues:
The Rise of the Tech Hamiltonians
“The Gilded Age saw an eruption of scandal and corruption that accompanied” and “enabled the transformation of the American economy alongside explosive changes in technology. Donald Trump’s Washington looks like the Gilded Age on steroids,” @wrmead writes: