Ideas

Vaccinated America Has Had Enough

In the United States, this pandemic could be almost over by now. The reasons it’s still going are pretty clear.

This Will End With President Tucker Carlson

The British experience should be a warning: Don’t let journalists go into politics.

The University of California Is Lying to Us

Does getting right with contemporary concepts of anti-racism mean reviving one of the state’s most shameful traditions?

Then the Birds Began to Die

I carried on for more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic, but I didn’t see the next plague coming.

After 11 Minutes in America, I Got Hit by the Crime Wave

I spent most of the pandemic abroad. It didn’t take long after I returned home for someone to try to rob me at gunpoint.

American Parents Are Way Too Focused on Their Kids’ Self-Esteem

Our over-the-top efforts to ensure that kids feel valued and adored can actually make them feel inept.

Institutional Authority Has Vanished. Wikipedia Points to the Answer.

The crowdsourced reference site can teach the CDC how to communicate in an era of rumors and shifting information.

The California Dream Is Dying

The once-dynamic state is closing the door on economic opportunity.

Suddenly, Conservatives Care About Vaccines

A number of leaders on the right suddenly urged their audiences to get vaccinated in the past day. Why now?

3 Tropes of White Victimhood

Leading conservative pundits today are pounding themes that were popular among opponents of Reconstruction.

A Stark Choice for America

The United States faces unpalatable or unpromising options when it comes to helping Haiti.

The Superstars of Tourette’s TikTok

How disability influencers are using TikTok to fight stigma

What Is Happening to Our Apolitical Military?

Remarks by America’s most senior military officer mark the latest step in the continued erosion of relations between the armed forces and their civilian leaders.

Modern Porn Education Is Totally Unprepared for Modern Porn

Courses to train young people to be ethical consumers of porn have a hugely complex task ahead of them.

Neckties Are the New Bow Ties

Now that tie wearers have tasted freedom, no one should expect them to go back.

Black Lives Matter Misses the Point About Cuba

The country is not an empty canvas onto which Americans can project their political ideas.

Why Your Leisure Time Is in Danger

Stop treating your time off as a productivity hack.

Two Editors Who Showed What Publishing Should Be

My colleagues Sonny Mehta and Dan Frank had an enthusiastic, expansive vision for American literary life.

Biden Is Speaking to an America That Doesn’t Exist

Many citizens support the recent attacks on democracy, and those who don’t face a system stacked against them.

The Moral Collapse of J. D. Vance

Instead of a truth-teller in his own community, Vance as a candidate has become a contemptible and cringe-inducing clown.