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Why Undoing Obamacare Will Be So Hard

Originally appeared in The New York Times. House Republicans will be unveiling their replacement for the Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Obamacare) next week and the White House has been signaling that it may reveal its thoughts not long after. But what is becoming increasingly clear is the extent to which Obamacare has become embedded in […]

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Trump to Individual Investors: Caveat Emptor

Originally appeared in The New York Times Even as the horror of President Trump’s immigration ban continues to dominate the news, shadowy outlines of his domestic agenda are beginning to form — and it is an equally ugly sight. As just one example, the White House made clear last week that it will halt a […]

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An Extremist Holding the Purse Strings

Originally published in The New York Times. President Trump will hardly be short of far-right cabinet members, including an education secretary who has called public schools a “dead end,” a labor secretary who has been cited for employment law violations and an Environmental Protection Agency administrator who has sued his own department. But within the […]

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The New York Times: How Project 2025 Would Change the Country

When Donald Trump takes the debate stage on Tuesday, he will doubtless again try to disavow Project ...

The New York Times: Don’t Take Trump’s Word for It. Check the Data.

For more than 90 minutes last week, Donald Trump gave a rambling speech accepting the Republican nom...

The New York Times: Biden’s Get-Tough-on-China Tariffs May Backfire

The tide of globalization is receding, at least from American shores. Two successive presidents have...

The New York Times: What Trump Would Do To Our Economy

Originally published in The New York Times. Much to fear about another Donald Trump presidency: ...

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