What might a modern TR-esque leader do? Break up big tech? Put the “malefactors of great wealth” back in line? Determine that some apps are now actually utilities? Rein in Elon Musk? Yes, yes, yes, and a thousand times yes, writes @mattklewis.
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- The more people I talked to, the more that word — whimsy — appeared to tell much of the story. And not just about this event’s bizarre popularity, but about what people, perhaps young people in particular, yearn for amid D.C.’s oh-so-serious culture, writes Anusha Mathur.
- “The rampant destruction of the state’s natural beauty, and the obvious unfairness to its residents, have set off a bipartisan clamor in the state for a moratorium on new data-center projects,” writes Dana @Milbank.
- 1,000 people met in a park to eat apples together. What does it say about Washington in 2026? via @AnushaMathur4
- While there are some similarities between the challenges Reagan faced and the ones we face today (inflation, Iran, acid-washed jeans), the “present crisis” in 2026 is fundamentally different — and calls for a new historical model for the GOP.
