Trump’s planned “Arc de Trump” near Arlington reflects a long tradition of strongmen using monuments to project power.

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His proposed 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery is pure Trump. Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To ...

Orbán's electoral manipulations created a system so volatile that a modest popular swing wiped out his supermajority. Sound familiar?

The Hungarian strongman’s electoral manipulations created a system so volatile that a modest popular swing wiped out his supermajority. Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media ...

Vice President JD Vance’s humiliations in Budapest and Islamabad raise the question: Why did Trump set him up to fail?

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And any good news of this week is tempered by the chilling fact that we still have more than a thousand days to go with this sicko president and his gang of thugs and grifters—nearly as long as the ...

The Trump administration’s new fiscal blueprint is DOA in Congress, but it’s nonetheless revealing about priorities.

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...