Perspective Features

Dana Milbank: War and Inflation? Relax. Trump Did You a ‘Favor.’

I Tried to Document How Every Member of Congress Feels About AI. The Results Were Strikingly Partisan.

By Anusha Mathur

This Gerrymandered California District Could Decide Control of the House. Will Democrats Blow It?

By Dan Friedell

Disease, Drought, Climate Change — And the Joy of Fighting Back

By Dana Milbank

Should Presidents Really Have to Be At Least 35?

By Soman Chainani

How the Iran War Could Bring the Far Right to Power in Europe

By Aaron Wiener

I Mostly Ignored Politics for 10 Months. What Did I Miss?

By Dana Milbank

I’m a Maine Reporter Who Went to High School With Graham Platner. Here’s What Explains His Success.

By Josh Keefe

A Crude Ad About a Banana — And a Primary That Could Predict the GOP’s Future

By Keaton Ross

Trump as Alexander the Great: A Theory That Explains Iran (And Everything Else)

By John B. Judis

How Pro-Democracy Foreign Policy Can Survive Trump — And Emerge Stronger Than Ever

By Larry Diamond

The Coming Conservative Turn Against Israel Goes Much Deeper Than You Realize

By John B. Judis

How Should Democrats Feel About the MAGA Women of Congress?

By Lauren Leader

Can a Populist Who Likens Herself to Zohran Mamdani Topple a Staid Democratic Incumbent in North Carolina?

By Chase Pellegrini de Paur

Why 2026 Will Be the Year American Politics Finally Returns to Normal

By Alyssa Rosenberg

Michelle Obama Is Wrong: Women Can Win.

By Lauren Leader

The Washington Post Got 21,000 Emails After It Didn’t Endorse. I Read Them All.

By Alyssa Rosenberg

New York Is Just the Start: How Mamdani’s Socialism Could Triumph Across the Country

By John B. Judis