Archive - America Explained

Trump/Putin summit prebrief

How we got here and what to expect

Aug 15 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

The war on data is about more than jobs

Trump is targeting non-partisan sources of knowledge in general

Aug 13 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

Troops flood the nation's capital

Trump is trying to create more political theater

Aug 12 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

Round-up: War on the cartels. Gerrymandering goes national.

Plus, Ask Me Anything

Aug 8 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

Gerrymandering goes nuclear

Texas's move is part of a depressing race to the bottom

Aug 7 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

The Democratic comeback takes shape

Recent polls show a lot of reason for optimism

Aug 4 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

Round-up: Tariffs delayed again. Trump slaps down Taiwan. Harris 2028?

Analysis of the week's events

Aug 1 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

July 2025

Trump moves to end U.S. climate policy

Supreme Court to the rescue?

Jul 31 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

The depressing U.S.-EU trade deal

Avoiding the worst is still not good

Jul 29 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

Round-up: Epstein saga's limits. The Ghislaine Maxwell angle. Prosecuting Obama.

Analysis of the week's events

Jul 25 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

Trump is losing his trade war with China - badly, pt. 2

Why can't the U.S. outcompete China?

Jul 24 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

Trump is losing his trade war with China - badly, pt. 1

Trump has blown up America's deterrence

Jul 22 •

Andrew Gawthorpe

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