The Republicans Who Want American Carnage
Calls for the National Guard to stop campus protests are not about safety.
Why a Dog’s Death Hits So Hard
I loved my mom more than my dog. So why did I cry for him but not for her?
The Unreality of Columbia’s ‘Liberated Zone’
What happens when genuine sympathy for civilian suffering mixes with a fervor that borders on the oppressive?
The Politics of Pessimism
Why so many American leaders are advancing a new kind of nihilism
The Conservative Who Turned White Anxiety Into a Movement
Pat Buchanan made white Republicans fear becoming a racial minority. Now Donald Trump is reaping the benefits.
Freedom for the Wolves
Neoliberal orthodoxy holds that economic freedom is the basis of every other kind. That orthodoxy, a Nobel economist says, is not only false; it is devouring itself.
The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win.
Once U.S. money starts flowing again, the dynamics of the war will change.
Why Did Cars Get So Expensive?
The cost of insurance is up 40 percent over the past two years.
How Baseball Explains the Limits of AI
The iconic Yankees broadcaster John Sterling reminds us that what makes us human cannot be imitated.
Boeing and the Dark Age of American Manufacturing
Somewhere along the line, the plane maker lost interest in making its own planes. Can it rediscover its engineering soul?
The Case for Miniatures
Tiny art deserves more attention.
The Growing Incentive to Go Nuclear
Biden has inadvertently encouraged vulnerable nations to seek the ultimate shield.
The Columbine-Killers Fan Club
A quarter century on, the school shooters’ mythology has propagated a sprawling subculture that idolizes murder and mayhem.
The Paradox of the American Labor Movement
It’s a great time to be in a union—but a terrible time to try to start a new one.
Abolish DEI Statements
Assessing a debate about a controversial hiring practice
There’s No Easy Answer to Chinese EVs
Supercheap electric cars or an American industrial renaissance: Pick one.
How to Be Less Busy and More Happy
If you feel too rushed even to read this, then your life could use a change.
The Rape Denialists
Why has it proved so hard for so many on the left to acknowledge what happened on October 7?
The Jews Aren’t Taking Away TikTok
But conspiracy theories that say otherwise are coming for democracy itself.
Trump’s Alternate-Reality Criminal Trial
There was little drama in the courtroom yesterday. But the former president told a very different story to his supporters.
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