Is the best way to understand the MAGA movement to binge-watch docuseries about charismatic leaders sending their acolytes to ruin? Tune in and find out.
The Infernal Triangle
Who Are the ‘Undecided’?
It may not be about issues, but whether voters surrender to Trump’s invitation to return to the womb.
The Polling Imperilment
Presidential polls are no more reliable than they were a century ago. So why do they consume our political lives?
Everything You Wanted to Know About World War III but Were Afraid to Ask
For generations, we thought fear of nuclear holocaust would prevent world war. Is that faith obsolete?
The Zeal of the Convert
Matthew Sheffield, a former rising star in the conservative movement, turned away from what he finally realized was an extremist, anti-truth agenda.
The Election Story Nobody Wants to Talk About
A Q&A with David Neiwert, America’s foremost writer and thinker on far-right extremism, on what might happen if Trump wins—or loses
The Neighborliness Option
Chicago officials have been terrified that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would inundate the DNC with migrant buses. But the people of Chicago may have already called Abbott’s bluff.
Crow Jim: Project 2025’s Obsession With Reverse Racism
Blueprints for conservative rule can’t get enough of the smear that fighting racism against Black people amounts to racism against white people.

