Why is Alito so angry when he keeps winning? A new biography traces the justice’s grievance from Princeton and Yale to the Supreme Court.

Irked by liberals from Princeton to Yale and the Justice Department to the Supreme Court, the conservative jurist finishes another term unbowed.   Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an ...

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 ...

The Democratic Party cannot credibly defend women’s rights and the rule of law while standing behind Graham Platner.

The party cannot credibly defend women’s rights and the rule of law while standing behind a Senate nominee accused of rape.  Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media ...

Fifty years after the Bicentennial, American democracy is imperiled—but the country’s progress since 1976 offers real reasons ...

Trump has floated ways to disrupt the 2026 midterms, from mail voting crackdowns to ICE at the polls. Here’s why voters still have power.

Welcome to the Washington Monthly’s annual College Guide and Rankings, where we rate schools based on what they do for the country. It’s our answer to U.S. News & World Report, which relies on crude ...

The Supreme Court's recent rulings and the "Great American State Fair" reflect twin Trumpian visions of who belongs in ...

July 4 is America’s birthday and the first anniversary of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Medicaid cuts that followed.

SCOTUS upheld bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports, sidestepping evidence and narrowing its own logic on trans discrimination.

DSA's recent string of left-wing primary upsets has been framed as a revolt against Democratic moderates. But the defeated were progressives.