Steve Coll's Blog, page 5

What Matters Most in the Battle Between Trump and Pelosi��

Pelosi���s willingness to get in the President���s face has made many a meme, but their conflict has more to say about our constitutional checks and balances, Steve Coll writes.

Gordon Sondland���s��Impeachment Testimony for the Ages

The case for Trump���s impeachment is strengthening, but the political equation in Washington remains at a stalemate, Steve Coll writes.

Impeachment Goes Public

Steve Coll on what is at stake, and what will sway voters more: the Trump machine���s populist propaganda or a sober presentation of damning facts.

The Integrity of the Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Steve Coll on the whistle-blower complaint that may help defend the process against the torrent of spin and lies that the President and his allies will surely continue to issue.

The Media and the Mueller Report���s March Surprise

The Attorney General���s summary reported no conspiracy, but serious newsrooms and journalists did the job they are supposed to do, Steve Coll writes.��

The Jail Health-Care Crisis

The opioid epidemic and other public-health emergencies are being aggravated by failings in the criminal-justice system, Steve Coll writes.

Alex Jones, the First Amendment, and the Digital Public Square

Steve Coll on how we should challenge hate-mongering in the age of social media.

Can Imran Khan Really Reform Pakistan?

Steve Coll on Imran Khan, a former cricket player who is now the leading candidate for Prime Minister of Pakistan.

For Eid al-Fitr, the Taliban Agrees to Its First Formal Ceasefire

Steve Coll writes about the formal ceasefire planned between the Taliban and Ashraf Ghani���s government in Afghanistan, and about the history of small armistices such as the Christmas Truce of 1914.

After Ten Years, a Journalist Who Fled Mexico Faces Deportation

Steve Coll writes about Emilio Guti��rrez Soto, who faces deportation a decade after he and his son sought asylum in the United States after his reporting on the drug war in northern Mexico drew the ire of the military.