The Infrastructure Bill Won’t Cut It on Climate
Washington cannot address a small sliver of our carbon pollution and call it a victory.
What Infrastructure Really Means
Making sense of current fights over a word we borrowed from the French long ago.
There’s a Word for What Trumpism Is Becoming
The relentless messaging by Trump and his supporters has inflicted a measurable wound on American democracy.
Kristi Noem’s National Guard Deployment Is America’s Future
The private sector has long been absorbing duties that belong to the government—and that pattern is intensifying.
The Rise of Anti-history
The Trumpist wing of the GOP uses history as a bludgeon, without regard to context, logic, or proportionality.
The Biggest Threat to Democracy Is the GOP Stealing the Next Election
Unless and until the Republican Party recommits itself to playing by democratic rules of the game, American democracy will remain at risk.
There Is No Debate Over Critical Race Theory
Pundits and politicians have created their own definition for the term, and then set about attacking it.
You’re Being Manipulated
Political partisans are using social media to divide, dominate, disorient, and ultimately demoralize the people on the other side.
Haiti and the Trump Illusion
The U.S. cannot wall itself off from the troubles facing its neighbors.
The Court’s Voting-Rights Decision Was Worse Than People Think
The conservative majority’s opinion has declared that voter fraud, not racial discrimination, is a threat to the American system of representation.
Critical Race Theory Is Making Both Parties Flip-Flop
The battle over teaching race in North Carolina schools prompts an ideological role reversal on both antidiscrimination and speech.
Trump’s Fantasy Legal World
The former president is obscuring the very real legal problems he has with imaginary ones he wants.
A Surprising Factor Influenced How the Framers Voted
The more sons a Founding Father had, the more supportive he was of a strong centralized government.
We Might Have Reached Peak Populism
If the picture looked almost unremittingly bleak a few years ago, now distinct patches of hope are on the horizon.
The Perverse Consequences of the NCAA Ruling
The high court’s decision was overdue. It will also usher in a new world.
You Really Need to Quit Twitter
How could I have succumbed to this common, embarrassing habit that just about everyone on Earth knows is a scourge?
The Heaviest, Lightest Thing
To undocumented people like me, a few pieces of paper are the difference between stability and crisis.
Even Trigger Warning Is Now Off-Limits
The “Oppressive Language List” at Brandeis University could have come from countless other colleges, advocacy groups, or human-resources offices.
The Other July 4
On July 4, 1776, the United States committed itself to a set of principles. It did not always live up to those words. But the words exerted their own power.
The Pandemic Did Not Affect Mental Health the Way You Think
The world’s psychological immune system turned out to be more robust than expected.