Yuval Levin

A few weeks into Donald Trump’s second presidency, it is clear we will all have to think a lot about executive power in the next four years.

A New York Times piece on Sunday offered a bit of a peek behind the curtains of the DOGE.

For it to be more than a gimmick, its champions need to resolve its purpose, its form, and its disposition toward government.

What happened on Wednesday was a warning sign about how the next Congress and administration will begin.

If senators can do their job evaluating Trump’s nominees in this moment, they would make it a little more likely that the president and his cabinet might do theirs.

Close contests matter less.

The publication of a new book by Tevi Troy is always an important occasion.

The parties have abandoned their core purpose, which is to win general elections, and their core work, which is to select winning candidates for office.

Unity eludes Americans because we have forgotten what it means.

The decline of Boomer nostalgia, or of the Boomers’ cultural influence more generally, could point us toward a more grim and sour politics.