How Afghanistan Changed a Superpower
Moscow’s failed intervention led Soviets to reassess both the ends and the means of empire.
The Two Blows America Is Dealing to the Taliban
The exit from Afghanistan may seem like a failure. But it can also be seen as a display of power.
The Absurdity of Police Comparing Vaccine Mandates to Nazi Germany
Law-enforcement officers’ unions are rebelling against the possibility of required vaccinations in a way that reflects their own distorted view of their power in society.
What Does ISIS Want Now?
A bombing at Kabul airport portends grave consequences as the Islamic State’s affiliate takes on the Taliban.
Is This the End of Welfare as We Know It?
The overnight success of the new child tax credit has experts and parents taking a hard look at traditional welfare.
A Bungled Mess
Right now, we need a coherent policy in Afghanistan.
Trumpism Has Entered Its Final Form
In today’s Republican Party, Trump is becoming what was once unthinkable—conventional, unexceptional, even something of an establishment figure.
The Point of the Cruelty
Electoral politics is about popularity. So why does being mean seem to be popular?
The Case for Subpoenaing Members of Congress to Testify on the January 6 Insurrection
Democrats have strong constitutional arguments on their side.
Get Police Vaccinated
And prison guards, and jail workers, and anyone else charged with protecting the public’s safety.
Not Everyone Can Afford to ‘Learn to Live With’ COVID-19
If history is a guide, infectious diseases exploit inequities not just within societies but between them.
Eric Adams Is Making White Liberals Squirm
He battled police brutality. Now this ex-cop is fighting efforts to defund the force. Many New Yorkers seem ready to give his middle-of-the-road ideas a try.
Why Parents Kept Their Kids Home From School
One factor has been overlooked in understanding how people made these decisions, and it explains a lot.
The Death Toll of Delay
U.S. regulators’ overly cautious approach to risk during the pandemic has been deadly from the start.
Escape From Afghanistan
Even those with a visa must endure harrowing conditions on their way to freedom.
Americans Never Understood Afghanistan Like the Taliban Did
In the end, few Afghans believed in a central government that they never felt was theirs.
Parents Are Not Okay
We’re not even at a breaking point anymore. We’re broken.
Some Americans No Longer Believe in the Common Good
They now are thinking only of themselves.
The Noisy Minority
Conservatives’ opposition to vaccines and masks is fueled by the conviction that they have lost the battle for public opinion.
‘When My Satire Becomes Popular, I Must Ask, What Is the Problem?’
A conversation with the novelist Elnathan John