‘The Country’s Already Been Destroyed’
Israel’s political crisis is about the sense that something deep, sacred to many, has broken.
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.
Oppenheimer Nightmares? You’re Not Alone.
The movie is everywhere—including in our subconscious mind.
The Wrong-Apartment Problem
Why a good economy feels so bad
How Older People Get Scammed
And what we can do to prevent it
The Scientists Who Understood Their Obligation to Humanity
Nuclear experts demanded limits on the atomic bomb. AI developers should follow that example.
America’s Corporate Tragedy
A boy has died in a poultry processing plant, and a hashtag is no response.
The GOP’s Lurch Toward Extremism Comes for the Border
Republican states are maneuvering to seize control from President Joe Biden’s administration over immigration.
Biden Declares War on the Cult of Efficiency
New antitrust guidelines revive the old-fashioned idea that American life is about more than just buying lots of cheap stuff.
People Just Want to Lose Weight
Americans go on yo-yo diets, but we also have a yo-yo relationship to dieting.
The Real Mystery of Bud Light
How did it become so popular in the first place?
Being Anxious or Sad Does Not Make You Mentally Ill
We easily pathologize bad feelings, but they’re a normal, even healthy part of human experience.
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