Category Archives: Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2025

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Trump’s Finances Were Shaky. Then He Began to Capitalize on His Comeback.

Contrary to President Trump’s assertions, records filed in a fraud case against him suggest that his riches are not the product of a steady and strong empire.

What We Know (and Can’t Know) About Trump’s Wealth

Though some aspects of President Trump’s net worth are murky, it has unmistakably soared in the early months of his second term.

Trump Faces the Biggest Test Yet of His Second-Term Political Power

If President Trump gets his domestic policy bill over the finish line, it will be a vivid demonstration of his continuing hold over the Republican Party.

Divided G.O.P. to Decide Fate of President’s Policy Bill

THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025

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Republicans Try to Wrangle Votes as Senate Debates Policy Bill for 3rd Day

Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Capitol prepared to cast a tiebreaking vote on the bill, but it was not clear when Republicans would call a final vote.

What’s in the Trump Policy Bill?

California Rolls Back Its Landmark Environmental Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers scaled back a law that was vilified for its role in California’s housing shortage and homelessness crisis.

Under a Drone-Swarmed Sky: Surviving in Eastern Ukraine

Towns and troops long accustomed to merciless bombardment are adjusting to an even denser pattern of attacks.

Top Russian General Is Convicted in High-Profile Corruption Case

FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE – SUMMER 2025 PREVIEW

FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE (06.30.25): The latest issue features ‘The Historical Presidency’ – Nine essays on what the global past reveals about our confounding present…

The End of Modernity

A crisis is unfolding before our eyes—and also in our heads. By Christopher Clark

Why Compare the Present to the Past?

Thinking via historical analogy has become the preferred way to confront our anxieties. Ivan KrastevLeonard Benardo

Is This an American Cultural Revolution?

Liberal critics charge Trump with creating a cult of personality not unlike Mao Zedong’s. Julia LovellNicholas Guyatt

Russia Has Started Losing the War in Ukraine

The military tide may have turned against Putin. Michael Kimmage

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – JULY 7 & 14, 2025 PREVIEW

The cover for the July 7  14 2025 Fiction Issue of The New Yorker in which a building cleaner hangs from a harness off...

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue features Malika Favre’s “Literary Heights”…

Trump, Congress, and the War Powers Resolution

How we got to a situation where a President can reasonably claim that it is lawful, without congressional approval, to bomb a country that has not attacked the U.S. By Jeannie Suk Gersen

Anne Enright’s Literary Journeys to Australia and New Zealand

The Booker Prize-winning author recommends three works by writers who, thanks to geography, may have never received their due.

What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?

The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education. By Hua Hsu

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025

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Senate to Begin Voting on Policy Bill, as G.O.P. Grasps for Support

The Senate will vote on a sweeping Republican-drafted economic and domestic policy bill, with President Trump’s legislative agenda hanging in the balance.

A List of Nearly Everything in the Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save

Canada Will Scrap Tax That Prompted Trump to Suspend Trade Talks

The government said on Sunday night that it would cancel its tax on American technology companies, handing a victory to President Trump.

Tariffs May Push This American Company to Move Jobs to China

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025

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After War With Israel and U.S., Iran Rests on a Knife Edge

The Islamic Republic limps on after the 12-day conflict. Where will the nation go from here?

Israel’s Military Appears Poised to Expand into Gaza City Amid Cease-Fire Calls

Senate Takes Up Trump’s Policy Bill, as G.O.P. Scrounges for Votes to Pass It

Republican leaders barely scaled a key procedural hurdle to bring up the bill. It was unclear whether the G.O.P. had the votes to pass it.

How the G.O.P. Bill Saves Money: Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – JUNE 29, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.29.25 Issue features C.J. Chivers on the hundreds of cheap, long-range drones Russia is launching at Ukranian civilians at night; Nikole Hannah-Jones on the Trump administration’s dismantling of civil rights protections within the federal government; Parul Sehgal on the state of the modern biography; David Marchese interviews Andrew Schulz; and more.

How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months

An assault on federal protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination.

The Weapon That Terrorizes Ukrainians by Night

How Russia’s terrifying long-range drone program has brought about a deadly new phase in the war. By C.J. Chivers and Finbarr O’Reilly

Trump Got the Fight He Wanted. Did It Turn Out the Way He Expected?

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THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025

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With Supreme Court Ruling, Another Check on Trump’s Power Fades

The court tied the hands of judges at a time when Congress has been cowed and internal executive branch constraints have been steamrolled.

A Triumphant Supreme Court Term for Trump, Fueled by Emergency Rulings

Using truncated procedures, the six-justice conservative majority gave a green light to many of President Trump’s most assertive initiatives.

After Israeli Attacks, Iran Hunts Enemies From Within

The authorities are sweeping up hundreds of people deemed spies or infiltrators. Some worry it could become a broader crackdown on political opponents and minorities.

12 Days of Attacks Later, Could Iran Make an Atomic Bomb?

Here’s what the recent Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran may mean for the country’s nuclear ambitions.

Iran Holds State Funeral for Military

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025

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The Lethal Risk of Seeking Food in Gaza

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past month near aid hubs set up under a new Israel-backed system, according to Gaza health officials.

On a Quiet Southern Border, Empty Farms and Frightened Workers

As immigration sweeps have prompted protests across the U.S., the border is quiet, as would-be migrants stay away and undocumented workers hide at home.

Justice Dept. Says Trump Administration Plans to Re-deport Abrego Garcia

Republicans Prepare to Open ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Budget Gimmicks

With the bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend Washington’s accounting standards.

THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW – SUMMER 2025 PREVIEW

Book Review: Creative Destruction: An Introduction, John T. Dalton and  Andrew J. Logan

THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW (June 26, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Corporate America’s Ideological Tilt’….

Corporate America’s Ideological Tilt: An Introduction

Rosolino A. Candela, Caleb S. Fuller

Beyond Interest: What May Motivate DEI

Douglas J. Den Uyl

Philosophy, Law and Culture of Liberal Democracy and the Authoritarian Challenge

By Suri Ratnapala

Reviewed by  Paul Dragos Aligica

Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician

By James M. Bradley

Reviewed by  Garion Frankel

Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word

By Michael Sonenscher

Reviewed by Richard M. Salsman