![The American flag hangs over a field covered with black folding chairs and litter after Donald Trump's weekend rally was evacuated.](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/YP6KjZUDCtg6RrGHI2Tl9Vy1O5U=/378x0:4428x2700/210x140/media/img/mt/2024/07/HR_AP24195841316454/original.jpg)
The Worst Is Not Inevitable
Today’s political polarization is toxic, but Americans have survived even more tumultuous times.
Today’s political polarization is toxic, but Americans have survived even more tumultuous times.
Even if Aileen Cannon’s decision is eventually overturned, it is sure to delay proceedings yet again.
Will Donald Trump do the same?
The agency had one job—and failed.
The photo of Trump after the attempt on his life is a badly needed window into the MAGA mindset.
Our country cannot afford for politics to become so lethally personal.
None of us is required to imitate the worst among us.
Political violence reveals deep cultural dysfunction, and that dysfunction is what our leaders must address.
Donald Trump was bloody but “safe” after a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, his campaign said.
Everyone is unhappy with the unresolved questions around Joe Biden’s candidacy. No one can decide what to do about it.
The vice president knows she’s auditioning.
He used to talk about taking on corporate power. Now he’s openly pandering to plutocrats—and polling more strongly than ever.
The Republicans’ gathering in Milwaukee next week will be simply this: a four-day fealty fest.
His pathos should not become America’s tragedy.
It’s not just that he’s making things up, but that he’s distracting us from very real, very consequential problems.
Even if Kamala Harris remains Joe Biden’s running mate and does not become the nominee, Democrats are realizing they need to improve her image.
In a few weeks, however, his party’s own rules just might.
Does Joe Biden really understand the stakes?
And his campaign is all but praying Joe Biden doesn’t drop out.
The party’s platform on abortion and LGBTQ rights is just as radical as ever.