National Interest Archive
Three big reasons why Bernie Sanders 2.0 is probably toast
There's a hunger to turn the page and leave the past behind.
6 years ago
A national emergency: Fealty to Trump or the Constitution?
We will soon learn whether he has fatally infuriated the Fellowship of the Furrowed Brow.
6 years ago
There's a Yiddish saying that "a schlemiel is somebody who often spills his soup." Which brings us to Donald Trump.
6 years ago
Trump’s fright-wing freakout about ‘socialism’
Did you catch Trump's 2020 campaign message, lodged deep within the State of the Union speech? "Here in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism."
6 years ago
State of Disunion: Wall-fixated Trump roars like a paper tiger
Deep into Trump's State of Union speech, when it appeared he would go longer than Putin and Castro, he bellowed anew about a big beautiful border barrier.
6 years ago
Chris Christie is desperate for any piece of the action
In Chris Christie's telling, the buck stops everywhere — with the exception of the Oval Office.
6 years ago
Yo, Starbucks billionaire! Wake up and smell the coffee!
Howard Schultz, the ex-Starbucks CEO who somehow thinks that mass-marketing lattes is a boffo presidential credential, was smacked upside the head yesterday on "The View."
6 years ago
Five takeaways from the farcical Trump shutdown
There is a concept in the American system called "checks and balances."
6 years ago
Can Kamala Harris flunk the perfection test and still win the nomination?
The freshman California senator, who announced her presidential bid on Monday, has already made history.
6 years ago
Thank you, Rudy Giuliani, for confirming Trump’s core conflict of interest
It's a mystery why Team Trump keeps trotting out Rudy Giuliani to spin for Client-1. Every time he opens his mouth, he digs the hole deeper.
6 years ago
Can William Barr live up to the standards of William Saxbe?
The big question now is whether William Barr can meet the standard set by William Saxbe. The preliminary verdict appears to be, "Meh."
6 years ago
Border ‘crisis’ distracts us from the true national emergency
Are we capable of connecting two dots? The fake border crisis distracts us from the true national emergency: A suspected Russian asset sits in the White House.
6 years ago
If President Hillary Clinton had stormed out of a meeting …
Alternative news: President Hillary Clinton storms out of a White House meeting after she doesn't get what she wants ...What do we imagine the reaction would be?
6 years ago
Up against the wall: Trump shuts down reality
6 years ago
Message to Trump: ‘The time for accountability has arrived’
Today marks the end of all-Republican rule in Washington, thanks to the tallest blue wave since 1974.
6 years ago
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