The U.S. Tries Escalating to Deescalate
A series of attacks on Iranian-backed militias in Syria and Iraq appeared aimed at reestablishing deterrence without sparking a wider conflict.
Elon Musk Discovers the Price of Running a Public Company
Taking Tesla public helped grow the business, but it also meant that he had some pesky obligations to shareholders.
Colleges Are Lying to Their Students
They aren’t teaching them “how to think.”
Uncancel Woodrow Wilson
Despised as a racist by today’s left and a tyrant by today’s right, the 28th president championed a set of values that our politics sorely lack.
Why Wall Street Won’t Stop Trump
American business elites would prefer a strong economy without a resurgent labor movement, which is exactly what Trump is offering.
The Real AI Weapons Are Drones, Not Nukes
Hollywood imagined that computers would launch a nuclear missile, but self-guided aircraft are what’s truly changing the nature of combat.
Polyamory, the Ruling Class’s Latest Fad
Americans who most reap the benefits of marriage are the same class who get to declare monogamy passé and boring.
Why You’re Better Off Not Borrowing
The less debt you carry, the happier you’ll be.
The Nonsensical Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
It’s delusions all the way down.
Jamaal Bowman’s Very Bad Poetry
Before he entered politics, the representative posed some questions in verse about 9/11.
A Rainbow Coalition of Haters
Some Republicans appear hopeful that the party’s right-wing gender politics will lure Black and Latino men away from the Democrats.
LEDs Change Everything
Why so many gardens and museums are lit up like Burning Man at night
What I Found in San Francisco
The city wants to shake its reputation as a “zombie-apocalypse wasteland.” How it achieves that goal is another story.
The War on ‘Woke Capital’ Is Backfiring
Republicans want to outlaw state investment in funds they see as tainted by progressive ideology. They’ll probably just get lower returns.
Chicken Littles Are Ruining America
Doomsaying can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Nine New York Jurors Saw Trump for Who He Really Is
I teared up as I watched news coverage of the Carroll verdict. Trump is not above the law.
Is American Journalism Headed Toward an ‘Extinction-Level Event’?
The news industry has been in decline for decades, but the latest round of layoffs is especially ominous.
Why Can’t I Just Rent a House?
It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times, as I’ve tried and failed to sell my house and buy a new one.
The Rise of Techno-authoritarianism
Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Doctrine
Something is broken in the current policy of brinkmanship with Iran, and something unusual might be needed to restore a status quo.
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