Red Tape Isn’t the Only Reason America Can’t Build
The failure to deploy rural broadband has become synonymous with excessive bureaucracy. The real story is more complicated.
Ideas
Republicans Have a Revenue Problem
Locked in its embrace of tax-cutting orthodoxy, the GOP has no credible way to address the country’s looming fiscal crisis.
The Trump Administration’s Nasty Campaign Against Trans People
The president wants to draw out a politically expedient fight, not broker compromises.
The Democrats Have an Authenticity Gap
What creates the “relatable dude-bro” audience is organic connection, not donor checks.
Inside America’s Death Chambers
What years of witnessing executions taught me about sin, mercy, and the possibility of redemption
A Reporter in the Death Chamber
On capital punishment, and The Atlantic’s July 2025 cover story
Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait
Don’t give him the pretext he wants.
Averting a Worst-Case Scenario in Los Angeles
Immigration raids and protests will continue so long as Trump is president. His opponents should do everything they can to stay within the law.
For Trump, This Is a Dress Rehearsal
Ordering the National Guard to deploy in Los Angeles is a warning of what to expect when his hold on power is threatened.
An Appeal to My Alma Mater
A liberal-arts college like Pomona is the ideal place to experiment with low-tech education.