How the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Left
The hypocrisy of Trump’s language wars
The Death of Government Expertise
Why Trump and Musk are on a firing spree
A Proven Way to Ease L.A.’s Housing Crisis
States around the country are showing Southern California how to rebuild.
How Progressives Broke the Government
Democrats’ cultural aversion to power has cleaved an opening for Trump.
Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views
The First Amendment forbids widespread loyalty purges.
The ‘Gulf of America’ Is the Wrong Fight to Pick
The more that politicians mess around with place names, the more important it is to respond according to consistent principles.
A Blatant Violation of Legal Ethics
DOJ lawyers pride themselves on working for an organization that is unique among federal agencies in its independence from politics—for now.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
The Opposition Is Already Growing
Trump is getting substantial pushback, both from the courts and from other pockets of civic life.
How to Prevent Trump From Defying the Courts
Other countries have demonstrated three possible paths—not all of which lead to good endings.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
The ‘Gulf of America’ Is an Admission of Defeat
Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is not triumphant but pathetic.
How to Realize Your Own Love Supreme
True romance is one of the deepest human experiences. To experience it fully, seek transcendence.
Trumpflation
Everything is going to be a little more expensive now.
What Will Happen If the Trump Administration Defies a Court Order?
A lot is unclear, but none of it is good.
Who’s Running the Defense Department?
The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.
I’ve Never Seen Parents This Freaked Out About Vaccines
Since COVID, parents have more questions and more concerns.
The Hidden Costs of Musk’s Washington Misadventure
Max Stier wants to improve the government. Elon Musk’s campaign against civil servants is making it worse.
Presidents May Not Unilaterally Dismantle Government Agencies
That’s not how separation of powers works under the U.S. Constitution.
The Government Waste DOGE Should Be Cutting
The problem that really needs fixing is not the public employees but the private contractors—and Elon Musk is one of them.