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On what Biden's veteran foreign policy team learned in exile

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Obama the pretender

Was he really a moderate defender of norms?

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Jeffrey Wright is the new 'narrator voice'

The man who might usurp Sam Elliot and Morgan Freeman as the king of voice-overs

Joel Mathis

When the spotlight fades

Trump needs attention more than anything. But now Biden is stealing the limelight.

Scott Galupo

Mitt's courage

Why I was wrong about the senator and former presidential candidate

Matthew Walther

The Earth is not a math problem

Why a technocratic approach to the environment is doomed to fail

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Biden's challenges abroad

President Trump pulled the U.S. back from global leadership. Can Joe Biden restore it?

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The Pulitzer Prize winner recommends works by Ernest Hemingway, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and more

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Trump suggests he green-lighted the Biden transition. GSA head Emily Murphy, other allies disagree.

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Dianne Feinstein stepping down as top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee

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General Services Administration tells Biden transition can officially begin

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Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings to serve as show's 1st interim host following Alex Trebek's death

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The Trump campaign insists it won't give up challenging election even after Michigan certification

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The Secret Service is reportedly preparing for Trump's 'post-presidency life'

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Michigan certifies Biden win

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Biden will reportedly nominate Janet Yellen to lead Treasury

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American Music Awards ratings dive 50 percent, hitting a new low

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Inheriting an economy in disrepair

What will the economy look like under the Biden administration?

Damon Linker

Damaging democracy?

The terrible consequences of Trump's quest to overturn the election

Jeva Lange

Every Christmas movie needs more Dolly Parton

Parton's belief in the goodness of others makes her new Christmas movie shine

Bonnie Kristian

Was there ever a Trump Doctrine?

Trump is winding down his foreign policy the way it began: Incoherently

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5 toons about Giuliani's dubious legal strategy

Artists take on his unhinged press conference, Trump's desperation, and more

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A perfect environment for fraud

And more of the week's best financial insight

Noah Millman

Cards on the table

Will Republican legislatures stand up and declare they should be able to invalidate elections?

Tim Vernimmen

It's not just the germs — it's also the genes

Pathogens can make us sick. Just how sick depends on genetic variations, including ones that sabotage immune molecules called interferons.

David Faris

Will Democrats stand up for democracy?

Crossing your fingers and hoping the Trump coup will go away is not a strategy

Bianca Hillier

Will countries boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics?

International calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are growing

Damon Linker

"Instead of smart federalism, we've gotten dumb federalism, with many states actively denying reality by refusing to undertake any meaningful response to the pandemic at all."

Damon Linker

Is America buckling?

It's hard to escape the feeling we're watching the slow-motion collapse of American self-government

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6 beautiful homes in and around Pittsburgh

It doesn't hurt to look!

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Turn any green, any bean, any pasta into dinner

Sohla El-Waylly will help you make a hearty, cozy meal out of ingredients you already have

Carolyn Beeler

Paris agreement gets 'new lease on life' under Biden

The U.S. is the second-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. And because the climate crisis knows no borders, who sits in the White House matters everywhere.

Matthew Walther

Trump and the audacity of hope

It is one thing to suggest the election was stolen from him. It is another thing entirely to insist to his supporters that he still has a path to victory.

Valerio Farris

How to downsize a Thanksgiving meal

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"America is being tested by history. Right now, all too many Republicans are failing."

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2020 hindsight

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Biden is stealing the spotlight. Trump can't stand it.

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I was wrong about Mitt Romney

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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon get why Trump's legal team couldn't steal Biden's presidency

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5 bruisingly funny cartoons about Rudy Giuliani's dubious legal strategy

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NYT reporter Maggie Haberman thinks Trump's tweet is 'the closest to a concession' he'll give

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What leftists get wrong about 'corporate welfare'

The left gets the economics exactly backward

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The one apple dessert you need to make this fall

Don't reach for marzipan — the tender crumb and delicate flavor of this cake depend on less-sweet almond paste

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Denial's catastrophic cost

As a coronavirus tsunami fills hospitals, many Americans still believe COVID is a hoax

Joel Mathis

"The things we thought were great about this country turned out to be so much more fragile than we ever knew."

Joel Mathis

Democracy dies in laughter

The dangerously stupid machinations of Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani

Jeva Lange

Nobody wins

Wonder Woman 1984's streaming release strategy seems bad for everyone

Ryan Cooper

"At least a quarter-million Americans and counting are dead. That mountain of corpses is due not only to Trump's unprecedented level of incompetence, but his damage to the government."

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Wreaking havoc

Trump is doing everything he can to make sure the Biden administration fails

Bonnie Kristian

When faith becomes controversial

Two bad-faith controversies show how unserious America is about religion

Matthew Walther

Why Trump is right about Afghanistan

America's presence there has been a national embarrassment. It's time to admit defeat and go home.

Noah Millman

The extraordinary vaccines

Let's celebrate one of mankind's greatest achievements

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5 cartoons about Trump's election denial

Artists take on his baseless fraud claims, his refusal to concede, and more

Matthew Walther

Cancel student loans!

Why America needs a real debt jubilee

Damon Linker

Don't cancel student loans!

Why debt forgiveness would be an unforced error for Biden and Democrats

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Another partisan escalation?

How Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden approach Cabinet appointments will tell us a lot about the next 2 years

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The airline industry begins to plan COVID-19 'vaccination passports' for international travel

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon get why Trump's legal team couldn't steal Biden's presidency

GM dumps Trump pollution fight, abruptly sides with Biden and California

Delivery driver surprises basketball-loving brothers with package they didn't expect: a new hoop

Trump suggests he green-lighted the Biden transition. GSA head Emily Murphy, other allies disagree.

David Dinkins, the first Black mayor of New York City, dies at 93

Guitar Center files for bankruptcy

Saudi Arabia calls Houthi missile strike on oil facility a 'cowardly' act

White House to hold indoor holiday parties, saying decision to attend is 'a very personal choice'

Dianne Feinstein stepping down as top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee

NYT reporter Maggie Haberman thinks Trump's tweet is 'the closest to a concession' he'll give

General Services Administration tells Biden transition can officially begin

Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings to serve as show's 1st interim host following Alex Trebek's death

The Trump campaign insists it won't give up challenging election even after Michigan certification

The Secret Service is reportedly preparing for Trump's 'post-presidency life'

Michigan certifies Biden win

Biden will reportedly nominate Janet Yellen to lead Treasury

American Music Awards ratings dive 50 percent, hitting a new low

The airline industry begins to plan COVID-19 'vaccination passports' for international travel

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon get why Trump's legal team couldn't steal Biden's presidency

GM dumps Trump pollution fight, abruptly sides with Biden and California

Delivery driver surprises basketball-loving brothers with package they didn't expect: a new hoop

Trump suggests he green-lighted the Biden transition. GSA head Emily Murphy, other allies disagree.

David Dinkins, the first Black mayor of New York City, dies at 93

Guitar Center files for bankruptcy

Saudi Arabia calls Houthi missile strike on oil facility a 'cowardly' act

White House to hold indoor holiday parties, saying decision to attend is 'a very personal choice'

Dianne Feinstein stepping down as top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee

NYT reporter Maggie Haberman thinks Trump's tweet is 'the closest to a concession' he'll give

General Services Administration tells Biden transition can officially begin

Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings to serve as show's 1st interim host following Alex Trebek's death

The Trump campaign insists it won't give up challenging election even after Michigan certification

The Secret Service is reportedly preparing for Trump's 'post-presidency life'

Michigan certifies Biden win

Biden will reportedly nominate Janet Yellen to lead Treasury

American Music Awards ratings dive 50 percent, hitting a new low