Democrats Are Acting Too Normal
In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics.
The Strategic Crypto Swindle
A bitcoin reserve would be a government-backed grift.
Trump’s Most Inexplicable Decision Yet
The tariffs are real, and they are spectacularly foolish.
When America Persecutes Its Teachers
The Red Scare in schools
Trump Has a Funny Way of Protecting Women’s Sports
College programs are about to start paying athletes big money. Under new federal policy, women will see very little of it.
Where Jeff Bezos Went Wrong With The Washington Post
The billionaire handled his ownership admirably for more than a decade. But his courage failed him when he needed it most.
No One Wins a Trade War
Protective tariffs risk triggering a cycle of escalation that ends well for no one.
Firing the ‘Conscience’ of the Military
Getting rid of the military’s top lawyers is not exactly a sign that the Trump administration wants to follow the law.
How the British Broke Their Own Economy
With the best intentions, the United Kingdom engineered a housing and energy shortage.
America’s Cultural Revolution
What Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center really means
DEI Has Lost All Meaning
We can’t debate its merits when we don’t agree on what it is.
Migrants Prepare to Lose Their American Lives
In one Chicago neighborhood, this Trump term feels different.
The Washington Post Is Dying a Death of Despair
The demise of an independent press in the United States might not look much like what readers expect.
Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?
Elon Musk and his team are endangering Americans in many ways.
When You’re MAGA, They Let You Do It
Why Trumpworld is just fine with Andrew Tate’s violent misogyny
It Was an Ambush
Friday marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
Trump’s Titushky
Freelance thuggery is now part of American politics.
My Mom’s Guide to the Art of Living
Learning how to experience things more fully is a key to greater happiness.
It’s Weird That Eggs Were Ever Cheap
What were we thinking, buying so many of these fragile, messy, remarkable ovals?
Jeff Bezos’s Hypocritical Assertion of Power
His decision will only make The Washington Post a weaker institution.
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