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For many years I’ve argued that the consolidation of great wealth in the hands of a few undermines our democracy. Elon Musk is the poster child for...
My first thought on hearing about the attempted shooting of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday was “I hope to God he’s OK”. I...
At a rally in Madison, Wisconsin last Friday, Joe Biden said: “Some folks … are trying to push me out of the race.” To whom was the president...
“Project 2025” is nothing short of a 900-page blueprint for guiding Donald Trump’s second term of office if he’s re-elected. After the...
If anyone were to doubt the menace of Donald Trump, they had only to watch his performance in Thursday night’s debate. His bullying lies were not...
I just turned 78, and frankly I’m scared about what might come down Thursday evening when the oldest candidates ever to compete in a presidential...
The Business Roundtable is an association of more than 200 CEOs of America’s biggest corporations. It likes to think of itself as socially...
More than a third of Harvard’s graduating seniors are heading into finance or management consulting – two professions notable for how quickly...
Elon Musk and the entrepreneur and investor David Sacks reportedly held a secret dinner party of billionaires and millionaires in Hollywood last...
The new Harris poll, conducted for The Guardian is troubling, not only because it shows Americans are still pessimistic about the economy but also...
I’ve been spending the last several weeks trying to find out what’s really going on with the campus protests. I’ve met with students at...
The most important thing I teach my students is to seek out people who disagree with them. That’s because the essence of learning is testing one’s...
Last Sunday, on ABC’s This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked Chris Sununu, New Hampshire’s Republican governor, about his recent switch from...
We learned this week that the Consumer Price Index climbed 3.5% in March from a year earlier, up from 3.2% in February, and faster than most...
If you’re seeking employment at the Republican National Committee (RNC), you’re likely to be asked in your job interview if you believe the 2020...
I feel a nauseated optimism about the presidential election. I chose the word nauseated over cautious because my stomach is churning at the very...
Joe Biden is addressing the country today in his State of the Union address. Here’s some free advice about what he should say about the economy –...
In a case centering on wrongful-death claims for frozen embryos that were accidentally destroyed at a fertility clinic, the Alabama supreme court...
The mainstream media is flabbergasted at Trump’s success in sweeping the Iowa caucuses, dominating the polls, and destroying all his rivals but...
On Wednesday, speaking from the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland, Jamie Dimon – chair and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the largest...
Donald Trump has galvanized an army of vigilantes who are casting a fearsome shadow over the 2024 election. It’s impossible to know how large this...
Trumpist Republicans are using the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border of the US, as well as a surge of migrants seeking legal asylum,...
Three years ago this week, the United States Capitol was attacked by thousands of armed loyalists of Donald Trump, some intent on killing members of...
Amid accusations of plagiarism and continuing outrage among Harvard’s major donors at her alleged failure to condemn Hamas and defend Israel,...
This week not only marks the start of a new year, but also a terrifyingly high-stakes ride for America – with slightly over 10 months to the...
The reason I write a column for the Guardian is the same reason I read it daily: I trust it. Not just the facts it conveys but also its judgment about...
America’s prestigious universities play a big role in determining who gets into America’s wealthy elite. A degree from Harvard, Penn or MIT, to...
I want to talk about an uncomfortable topic that needs much more open discussion than it’s receiving: the United States’ extraordinarily high...