Clash of the Patriarchs
A hard-line Russian bishop backed by the political might of the Kremlin could split the Orthodox Church in two.
Ideas
The Logical End Point of College Sports
If players are workers, schools will have to pay them.
Do We Really Want a Food Cartel?
Mergers and acquisitions have created food oligopolies that are inefficient, barely regulated, unfair, and even dangerous.
Humanity’s Enduring Obsession With the Apocalypse
No matter how many times the world doesn’t end, people will declare the end is near.
‘This Will Finish Us’
How Gulf princes, the safari industry, and conservation groups are displacing the Maasai from the last of their Serengeti homeland
The Government Isn’t Ready for the Violence Trump Might Unleash
The Biden administration should be preparing for the worst.
The Rock Never Blinks
He’s not a person; he’s a parade.
An Utterly Misleading Book About Rural America
White Rural Rage has become a best seller—and kindled an academic controversy.
The One Big Thing You Can Do for Your Kids
The research shows that you probably have less effect on your kids than you think—with one major exception: Your love will make them happy.
The Politics of Gun Safety Are Changing. I Should Know.
I encourage people who, like me, are impatient for change to look around, because something is happening.