Doomsday Scenario
Reporting and thoughts from Garrett M. Graff, trying to answer if things are as bad as they seem.
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Today is different than before.
There is no other cavalry coming.
A trio of good novels and three new books I'm excited to read. Plus: Babs Dionne returns!
The weirdest story in tech right now is a story about humans—not tech.
"America 250" can't just be a tacky birthday party. It has to be a moment when we assess where our country has come — and where it still has to go.
The vice president is utterly wrong about Watergate—but correct about its legacy.
Some recent favorites, plus the books I'm most excited to read this summer.
We spend $100-billion-a-year on US intelligence that Donald Trump can't be bothered to read.
Much less delicious than "Taco Tuesday," we round up this week in grifting, corruption, and corporate coziness in the Trump era.
Stories I've been following closely this week
A central point of the government's case doesn't add up.
Is he building it to sustain an attack — or the end of democracy?
So far, it appears the system worked as intended.
The FBI Director is a national embarrassment — and desperate to keep his job.
