The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
Can I Teach the First Amendment If I Only Have a Green Card?
Protections on free speech look weaker than they did when I became a permanent resident.
Students Yelled at Me. I’m Fine.
All Americans should defend campus protesters.
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
A Knapsack’s Worth of Courage
Now, and for some years to come, we will need a lot less Paul Weiss, and a lot more Benjamin Warner.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
The Curse of Ayn Rand’s Heir
Leonard Peikoff dedicated his life to promoting the author’s vision of freedom and self-determination. But at what cost?
The White Lotus Is the First Great Post-‘Woke’ Piece of Art
Mike White’s show wears its morality lightly.
The U.S. Has Changed Its Mind About Europe
After following America’s lead for 80 years, the continent’s democracies do not recognize the danger now before them.
The End of Hooters
Can the breastaurant survive?
We Study Repression in Turkey. Now We See It Here.
The detention of a Tufts graduate student echoes the violation of rights in her home country.
Why DOGE Could Actually Increase the Deficit
Some of Musk’s haphazard cuts will produce tiny savings in terms of salary while forfeiting much larger ones down the road, costing the government money.
Job Loss Is a Kind of Grief
Those recently out of work may find that traditional mourning rituals can ease some of their suffering.
Canada’s Military Has a Trump Problem
The country’s long-standing assumptions about national defense just got blown up.
The Double Standard in the Human-Rights World
Organizations that explicitly valued impartiality and independence have become stridently critical of Israel.
You Can Do Leisure Better, Seriously
If you think of personal time only as “not work,” you could be missing out on truly enriching experiences.
Trump Is Deporting ‘Them’ in Ways That Threaten Us
The president’s strategy for targeting foreigners endangers the rights of Americans too.
Jake and Logan Paul Hit the Limits of the Manosphere
The brothers’ new reality series looks like a showcase for dude-bro supremacy. But the girlfriends steal the limelight.
The Tariff Man Is Coming for America’s Entrepreneurs
One small business has paid nearly $30,000 in the past two months.
Can Silicon Valley Find Christianity?
Much of the faith’s central traditions run counter to the aspirations of this new Christ-curious class.
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