Today on TAP: On horseback, with armored vehicles, Trump’s troops stomp through L.A.’s MacArthur Park.
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Trump’s Ultimate Cure for an Unpopular Budget Bill
Today on TAP: Republicans are worried that voters will punish them in 2026. What if voters can’t?
Ezra Klein Meets Zohran Mamdani
Today on TAP: Abundance for working people blows away YIMBY.
When the Capitals of Capitalism Go Socialist
Today On TAP: When Wall Street gazillionaires take over a city, that city may rise up against them.
As Hegemons Go, Israel Isn’t All That Benign
Today On TAP: Under Bibi, its Middle Eastern supremacy is one of blood and iron.
What If Trump’s Iran Gamble Pays Off?
Today on TAP: Which is more dangerous—Trump miscalculating and setting off a wider war? Or Trump succeeding militarily and politically?
Obama’s Prophetic Voice Has Never Been More Needed
Today on TAP: Dare we hope for audacity?
Trump Has Found a Way to Exacerbate the Housing Shortage
Today on TAP: With housing starts at a five-year low, his ICE agents deport hundreds of construction workers every day.
On Iran, It’s Trump vs. MAGA
Today on TAP: What happens when a failing dictator is on the ropes? He imagines winning World War III.
Looking Latino Is Grounds for Deportation … in Blue States
Today on TAP: Trump’s order to ICE to seize California’s undocumented, ignoring those in Texas or Florida, is profoundly partisan.

