There Is Only One Way to Make Sense of the Tariffs
The policy is absurd. It’s also an extension of Trump’s chaotic personality.

Derek Thompson, Rogé Karma, Annie Lowrey, Jerusalem Demsas, and others explain today’s news and tomorrow’s trends in work, technology, and culture.
The policy is absurd. It’s also an extension of Trump’s chaotic personality.
Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
With the best intentions, the United Kingdom engineered a housing and energy shortage.
Slashing and burning won’t help with efficiency.
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.
Applying any normal ROI analysis to Brady’s broadcaster contract is difficult for at least four reasons.
Adults are significantly less likely to be married or to live with a partner than they used to be.
“Every drink takes five minutes off your life.” Maybe the thought scares you. Personally, I find comfort in it.
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.