Why People Won’t Stop Moving to the Sun Belt
Despite the heat, the region’s cities are growing fast. They have three factors to thank.
The Agony of Mike Pence
Why does he think the people who wanted to kill him will vote for him?
These State Schools Also Favor the One Percent
Some of the universities that cater most egregiously to wealthy students turn out to be public.
Right Price, Wrong Politics
People want to live in states with access to abortion care. They just can’t afford to.
The Georgia Indictment Offers the Whole Picture
Fani Willis filed charges against Donald Trump and 18 others, alleging a sweeping scheme to overturn the 2020 election.
The Other Black Justice on the Supreme Court
Thirty years after his death, Thurgood Marshall’s ideas still resonate.
I’m a Black Professor. You Don’t Need to Bring That Up.
Anti-racists are overcorrecting.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Problem With Fox News Goes Way, Way Back
Richard Nixon decided a powerful new medium should appeal to the marketplace, not to citizens.
America’s Original Gun Control
Early in our history, firearms laws were everywhere.
The End of Progressive Elitism?
The Ivy League’s theory of legitimacy is under attack from two directions.
The Seven Social-Media Commandments
How to use social media without it using you
Hawaii Is a Warning
The world doesn’t need more reminders that climate change is accelerating. But we’re going to keep getting them.
The Scandal Pushing Peers Into the Abyss
An honors system that looks like harmless pageantry hides a degree of venality and cronyism no self-respecting democracy should tolerate.
Aristotle’s 10 Rules for a Good Life
An ancient Greek recipe for happiness
The Anti-California
How Montana performed a housing miracle
San Francisco Has a Problem With Robotaxis
A century ago, cities surrendered to the gasoline-powered car. Will they do the same for autonomous vehicles?
I Was Wrong About Trigger Warnings
Has the national obsession with trauma done real damage to teen girls?
The Gender War Is Over in Britain
While upholding trans rights, the Labour Party disassociates itself from radical postmodern theories.
The Local-News Crisis Is Weirdly Easy to Solve
Restoring the journalism jobs lost over the past 20 years wouldn’t just be cheap—it would pay for itself.
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