Opinion
What It Means to Be a Texan Is Changing in Surprising Ways. By J. David Goodman, Edgar Sandoval and Robert Gebeloff / NYT
Poor men south of Richmond? Why much of the rural South is in economic crisis. By Peter A. Cocianis and Louis M. Kyriakoudes / The Conversation
Black voters showed their power in 2023. Here’s what it means for 2024. By Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today
Tim Scott’s Run For President Was Never Real, And Neither Was He. By Stephen A. Crockett / HuffPost
How Trump and His Allies Plan to Wield Power in 2025. By Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Charlie Savage / NYT
Republicans Are Fighting a War on Democracy All Over America. By David Rothkopf / Daily Beast
The Joe Biden Re-election Dilemma. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Media must stop overcorrecting for too much Trump exposure: The public needs a closer look at him. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
On How To Love Your Nonexistent Black Son: A Matt Gaetz And Mike Johnson Nonstory. By Stephen A. Crockett Jr. / HuffPost
Trump’s big payback: The plot for MAGA’s revenge should scare voters straight. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Obama Urges Americans to Take in ‘Whole Truth’ of Israel-Gaza War. By Lisa Lerer / NYT
Mike Johnson is not a “culture warrior” — he’s an enemy of democracy. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
What the 2024 Election Is Really About for Trump Supporters. By Jonathan D. Karl / The Atlantic
Will courts ban Trump? Why Colorado case may keep him off 2024 ballot. Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut / USA Today
MAGA Mike Johnson Once Warned About Dangers of Living Under Democracy. By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The New Republic
Tim Scott’s Racial Absolution. By Robert Samuels / The New Yorker
What It Takes for a Democrat to Be Competitive in the Deep Red South. By Tim Miller / The Bulwark
Joe Biden Knows What It Actually Means to Be President. By David French / NYT
Forensic psychological expert: MAGA “victimhood” is a major recruitment tool for violence. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Imagine Handing This F****d-Up World Back to Donald Trump. By Michael Tomasky / The New Republic
A functioning democratic system would make Hakeem Jeffries speaker. By Danielle Allen / Wash Post
The Black prosecutors taking on Trump know what they’re up against. By Paul Butler / Wash Post
A crisis of moral clarity: There’s no contest between Trump and Biden — why are Americans confused? By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The warning signs for Democrats about Black voters in 2024. By Stephen Shepard / Politico
Even Tim Scott’s supporters are ‘disappointed’ in his campaign. By Natalie Allison and Burgess Everett / Politico
Ibram X. Kendi’s Anti-Racism. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor / The New Yorker
What the Black Struggle Tells Us About the Israel-Hamas War. By Zak Cheney-Rice / New York Magazine
Black Success, White Backlash. By Elijah Anderson / The Atlantic
David Rothkopf on war in Gaza: “Revenge is not a strategy. It doesn’t make people safe.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The Debate Over How Dangerous Trump Is Rages On. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
