Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the April 21, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Conservative Catholicism Stages a Resurgence in the MAGA Era Joshua Chaffin and Aaron Zitner, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Adherents are reviving old practices in a struggle for the future of the Church—and the nation
The Economics of Polarization Roland Fryer (Harvard), Wall Street Journal [unlocked] In Trump’s America, There Are No Rules, Only Access Francisco Rodríguez (U. of Denver), New York Times [unlocked] There’s a Reason the World Is a Mess, and It’s Not Trump Aaron Benanav (Cornell), New York Times [unlocked] What If China Wins the Trade War? Rogé Karma, The Atlantic [unlocked] Breakdown in U.S.-China Relations Raises Specter of New Cold War Lingling Wei, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump claims unfettered presidential power on immigration Dan Balz, Washington Post [unlocked] Murkowski bucks Trump — and makes the case for ranked-choice voting Karen Tumulty, Washington Post [unlocked] Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats’ leadership carousel turns Steve Peoples, Associated Press Democrats’ crises begin to play out in early Senate recruitment and first campaigns Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN How the Republic Falls Thomas Zimmer, Democracy Americana Donald Trump's Anti-Leviathan Ben Ansell, Political Calculus The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset Karsten Müller, Chenzi Xu, Mohamed Lehbib & Ziliang Chen, National Bureau of Economic Research
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
PLAYLIST
Conway & Stevens: Kilmar’s Fate, Harvard’s Fight & America's Last Best Hope
Impolitic with John HeilemannDemocrats Have a Tea Party
National Journal RadioDismantling Democracy: Lessons from Hungary's Viktor Orban
Consider This from NPR