‘The Country’s Already Been Destroyed’
Israel’s political crisis is about the sense that something deep, sacred to many, has broken.
Ideas
The 2024 Election Could Be the End of the Cases Against Donald Trump
The most powerful office in the nation presents his best chance to terminate the cases against him.
The Wrath of Goodreads
Authors are at the mercy of people who don’t bother reading their work.
Moralism Is Ruining Cultural Criticism
The left has embraced an approach long favored by the evangelical right.
American Girlhood Culture Is Really Strange
Barbie purports to be critical of Mattel while being enthusiastically sponsored by Mattel.
Israel on the Brink
Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul mistakes majoritarianism for democracy.
A New Kind of Fascism
I’ve resisted using the word until now, but something menacing and novel is taking shape with the possibility of a second Trump term.
The American Evangelical Church Is in Crisis. There’s Only One Way Out.
Evangelicals can have revival or nostalgia—but not both.
Why You Have to Care About These 12 Colleges
Change them, and you change America.
Liberal Suburbs Have Their Own Border Wall
Residents of rich blue towns talk about inclusion, but their laws do the opposite.