The Authoritarians’ Playbook

Why hasn’t Trump tried to postpone the midterms?

Obama’s joke was solid, Tyler Cowen is wrong about ‘Who’s on First?’, and comedy doesn’t need to hold up to logic.

On the campaign trail, the vice president is boosting his boss’s agenda while refining his own vision.

Plus: The leaders of Finland and Norway phone Putin ahead of Abu Dhabi peace talks, Trump puts an “if” on respecting the midterm results, and a murderer wants Vegemite.

‘Blaming capitalism for the problems of socialism.’

For the 2026 midterms, Justice Department observers are in, while international observers are out.

History shows that coup plotters rely on legal justifications.

Democrats might not want a third impeachment failure. They can still counter Trump’s bad behavior.