The Humiliation of Ron DeSantis
The Florida governor isn’t Trump plus competence; he’s Trump minus jokes.
Stop Micromanaging the War in Ukraine
Not everything is under America’s control.
I Am a Joke Machine
This late-night comedy writer just wants to be loved.
Donald Trump’s ‘Horrifying News’
The former president says he’s expecting to be indicted again by the Justice Department, this time for charges related to January 6.
The Root Cause of the Homelessness Crisis
Researchers at UC San Francisco have released the largest representative survey of homeless people in more than 25 years.
America Is Failing to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat
I led the Occupational Safety and Health Administration under Obama, and I understand why it hasn’t stepped up to address the threat of climate change.
How to Redeem Social Media
The next generation of platforms doesn’t have to make the same mistakes as the previous one.
Is Tennessee a Democracy?
What happened when a Republican supermajority gained control—and wasn’t satisfied
The Businessmen Broke Hollywood
And now they don’t want to pay their employees.
Alabama Wants to Kill Jimi Barber
After a year of botched executions, the state is eager to prove that it can kill someone without incident.
I Have Cancer. I Can’t Put My Kids First Anymore.
How will my two children survive this assault on my motherhood, on my capacity to care for them?
The Most Shocking Aspect of RFK Jr.’s Anti-Semitism
What’s surprising isn’t that Kennedy voiced an anti-Jewish conspiracy, but that it took this long.
Goodbye to the Prophets of Doom
The conventional wisdom about the global economy is that the rich have been getting richer and the poor have been getting poorer. What if that isn’t true?
Why YIMBY Righteousness Backfires
Treating suburbanites as hateful snobs will not make them more welcoming of newcomers.
Russia Has a New Gulag
Moscow has revived the Soviet-era labor camp.
The Fundraising Stunts Are Getting Out of Control
A rule passed to make sure Republican politicians have broad support is instead making them more creative about fundraising.
Behold the Demon Scream
Fans have always lost it at concerts. Why does it feel different now?
The Bad-Vibes Economy
The president is selling the success of “Bidenomics,” but nobody’s buying.
Is a Glass of Wine Harmless? Wrong Question.
The latest alcohol advice ignores the value of pleasure.
Learn a Foreign Language Before It’s Too Late
AI translators may seem wondrous but they also erode a major part of what it is to be human.