Fox News Isn’t a Kingmaker
If it were, Ron DeSantis would be the Republican front-runner.
Don’t Fire People for Making Pornography in Their Free Time
The counterintuitive case for ignoring a university chancellor’s X-rated flicks.
Texas Pulls an Ugly Stunt on the Border
National leaders left an immigration-policy vacuum that the Lone Star State is eager to fill.
How Octavia Butler Told the Future
We need her conception of “histofuturism” now more than ever.
Is Economic Pessimism the Media’s Fault?
Americans say the economy is worse than it is. According to a new study, so does newspaper coverage.
January 6 Is Exactly What the Fourteenth Amendment Was Talking About
And ignoring its clear dictate is a dangerous choice to make.
American Universities Are Post-truth
Neither conservatives nor liberals trust academic institutions, because they are dishonest.
‘Control Your Client’
Donald Trump’s disrespect for the law was on prominent display in a Manhattan courtroom earlier today.
Pressuring Israel Works
The U.S. provided a detailed list of steps, symbolic and concrete, that would prevent the West Bank from becoming another front in the war.
The Frosty Republican Sideshow in Des Moines
Only two candidates took the stage in the final Republican debate before the Iowa caucus.
Kierkegaard’s Three Ways to Live More Fully
Take a cue from the Danish philosopher: Instead of seeking a new life, go deeper into the one you have.
Skull and Bones and Equity and Inclusion
They wanted to tear down Yale from the inside. Then they got into its most exclusive secret society.
Disqualifying Trump Is Not Antidemocratic
But ignoring the Constitution to please his supporters would be a complete breakdown of the rule of law.
Trump’s Lawyer Walked Into a Trap
By the end of the argument, everyone knew it.
A Thought Experiment About SEAL Team 6 Goes Terribly, Terribly Wrong
Pressed in court, Trump’s lawyers made an argument that would destroy nearly all limitations on presidential power.
Nikki Haley’s Endgame
The Republican primary candidate is no longer campaigning to be the next president. She’s auditioning to be Trump’s running mate.
American Fiction and the ‘Just Literature’ Problem
The film is not only a satire, but also a lament about the impossibility of making—or at least getting paid handsomely for—apolitical Black art.
How Ukraine Must Change If It Wants to Win
A beleaguered country needs more than volunteerism and chutzpah to protect its version of democracy.
The NRA Under Siege
Wayne LaPierre’s resignation doesn’t mean the old guard is letting go. Much rides on the gun group’s current trial in New York.
We’ve Been Thinking About America’s Trust Collapse All Wrong
Trust isn’t something that emerges naturally from a well-functioning society; people have to build it through hard work.