The I.R.S. Can Register Voters Just as Well as the D.M.V. Maybe Better.
Income tax forms are notoriously complicated, but there is one simple question that is missing: “Would you like to register to vote in your home …
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Americans Need a Government Bold Enough to Help
Even in normal times, the nation’s economic policies can often feel detached from the daily lives of millions of Americans who get up and go to …
Voters Had Their Say. Partisans Ignored Them.
Democracy has been tested this year by divisive voting and election administration laws in states like Georgia and Texas. But those are not the …
Hollywood’s Recovery, Live Events in the Covid Era and Microsoft
Will the premiere of the 25th James Bond movie, “No Time to Die” — delayed since last year because of the Covid pandemic — result in big ticket …
Your Wednesday Briefing
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the Senate Banking Committee hearing today.Credit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesYellen warns of …
Biden Is Taking a Page Out of Trump’s Immigration Playbook
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last week, as images emerged from …
Do Democrats Have the Courage of Liz Cheney?
A few months ago I had the chance to have a long conversation with Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney. While we disagreed on many policy issues, I …
What’s Missing from the Conversation about Systemic Racism
“He thinks there’s no systemic racism.” No, it’s just that I think we overstate its role in American society today. “But what about redlining …
How the Huawei Case Raised Fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ by China
WASHINGTON — The talks between the Justice Department and a top executive from Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, had stretched over …
Think of Mitch McConnell as a New Jersey Shark
Yesterday every single Republican senator voted to shut down the U.S. government and provoke a global financial crisis. Of course, they claimed …