T/obama

  1. They Celebrated Vigilante Justice on the Battlefield. Then They Brought It Home. Magazine, September 30

    Pete Hegseth’s advocacy for service members accused of war crimes, and Trump’s pardons of them, have helped usher in an era of military aggression and disregard for the rule of law.

  2. How War-Crime Accusations Against Green Berets Were Denied and Buried Magazine, September 30

    As cases of lawless behavior and extrajudicial killings mounted, the Special Forces had to decide how to respond — and whom to protect.

  3. Which Federal Benefits and Services Continue During a Government Shutdown? U.S., September 29

    Without a deal in Congress by Tuesday, the government will run out of funding.

  4. An Assault on Speech, Followed by Silence Opinion, September 26

    Readers discuss President Trump’s attacks on free speech. Also: Pentagon secrecy; a call to ex-presidents; medical advice from the president; mandatory friendliness.

  5. Trump’s Charlie Kirk Eulogy Divided America Opinion, September 22

    Trump’s first presidential eulogy made no effort to unite the country, which is the traditional goal of a presidential eulogy.

  6. White House Frenemies: Biden-Harris Rift Reflects Long Pattern of History U.S., September 22

    Many presidents and vice presidents fall out by the end of their tenures, a fraught dynamic that goes back to the early days of the republic.

  7. Elizabeth Warren on the Story Democrats Didn’t — and Won’t — Embrace Opinion, September 22

    And how Republicans harnessed it instead.

  8. Harris Assails ABC Suspension of Kimmel as ‘Rewarding’ Trump U.S., September 19

    In an interview ahead of her new book’s release, former Vice President Kamala Harris warned that President Trump would only grow more emboldened in crushing dissent.

  9. After National Tragedies, Obama and Trump Are a Study in Contrasts U.S., September 17

    Former President Barack Obama said the job of an American president is to “remind us of the ties that bind us together.” President Trump apparently disagrees.

  10. EE. UU. vive una ‘crisis política’ tras el asesinato de Kirk, dice Obama En español, September 17

    El expresidente Barack Obama, en su intervención en una cumbre sobre educación, criticó los ataques de su sucesor contra sus rivales políticos tras el asesinato del activista conservador.

  11. As Partisans Battle Over History, Former Presidents Try Another Tack Arts, September 17

    An essay series led by the archivist whom President Trump fired will feature voices from across the political spectrum, including those of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

  12. After Kirk’s Killing, Obama Says the Nation Is in a ‘Political Crisis’ U.S., September 17

    Speaking at an educational summit, former President Barack Obama criticized his successor’s attacks on his political rivals in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

  13. Joe Manchin Would Like a Word. (OK, Maybe Several Words.) U.S., September 16

    The voluble former senator, now retired from politics, appears to miss the arena and is mulling a return to it.

  14. America Was Defined by a Story. It’s Time for a New One. Opinion, September 16

    In a new series, David Leonhardt asks leading thinkers and politicians: What’s next.

  15. We Were Friends for Years. Trump Tore Us Apart. Op Ed, February 4

    Politics drive a wedge between even the longest of friends.

  16. Don’t Let Inflation Bury the Memory of a Government Triumph Op Ed, July 20

    We got our economic response to the coronavirus right. Why would we let go of that success?