Today on TAP: If previous administrations had deported immigrants by Trump’s criteria, the U.S. would be a lot smaller than it is.
Israel-Palestine
2024’s Foreseeable Unforeseens
What many refused to see in the last election becomes clearer day by day.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Equal Rights for All, 1,458 Days Late
On our live show, David and Ryan talk about the uneven end to the Biden era and the ominous Trump presidency looming in the distance.
The Essential Incoherence of the End of the Biden Presidency
One reason the president goes out with low approval ratings is that his agenda was internally contradictory.
An All-Too-Late Cease-Fire
Today on TAP: Now that Gaza has been leveled, the war on the rubble and those trapped in it may cease.
Twelve From Twenty-Four
Editor at Large Harold Meyerson on the year in politics and policy
Best of 2024: Emma Janssen
Our writing fellow details her favorite stories of the year.
Plutocracy Kills
From the Boeing door plug blowout to the assassination of Brian Thompson to the never-ending oligarch-fueled genocide of Gaza, 2024 was not a year of moral ambiguity or nuance.
Palestine, Writing, and Everything Else
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s lovely little book on big, urgent matters
Did Bibi Get Away With It?
Today on TAP: Maybe for the moment. But despite Israel’s vicious tactical victories over Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel remains isolated and vulnerable.

