The Charlie Kirk assassination shows why political assassination is penalized differently than typical murders.

Before the era of “hot takes,” silos, steep budget cuts, and charges of “fake news,” the mainstream press had strengths that ...

The law makes distinctions between killings, and there’s a reason political assassination deserves a special circle of Hell. Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media ...

Thomas Chatterton Williams's Summer of Our Discontent asks a fair question: Why do the left's excesses offend voters more ...

For the first time in its history, NATO engaged a Russian incursion into allied airspace. Trump shrugged. What happens next?

(The Newark riots, a few miles from my […] Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good ...

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 ...

Children’s health report ignores the greatest threats facing young people today: gun violence, smoking, and global warming. Restricting vote-by-mail could disenfranchise millions, argues mail voting ...

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 ...

Why do the excesses of the left offend voters more than those of the right?  Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To ...

Why do the excesses of the left offend voters more than those of the right?  Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To ...