Ukraine Is Losing Eastern European Allies
Slovakia and Poland mattered, and they are slipping away.
Kevin McCarthy Got What He Deserved
The House speaker surrendered every principle, and in the end, it still wasn’t enough to save him.
Our Special Forces’ Capacity to Evolve Despite Failure
The lesson 30 years on from the Battle of Mogadishu is that, with the right response, defeat can be a better tutor than victory.
The Care and Feeding of Supreme Court Justices
From lavish vacations to fancy dinners, conservative activists have constructed an elaborate infrastructure to reward ideological loyalty on the high court.
The College Backlash Is Going Too Far
Getting a four-year degree is still a good investment.
Telling the Truth About Taiwan
On a recent visit, a series of conversations brought home to me just how pernicious our falsehoods have been.
California’s Math Misadventure Is About to Go National
The fight over math in the Golden State’s public schools is likely to spread across the country.
How Financial Strength Weakened American Feminism
The history of NOW reveals the costs of donation-driven activism.
Here’s to a New Generation of Classic Cars
Enough with Boomer nostalgia for shiny chrome and mad speed. Let’s celebrate old automobiles to suit our more sober, constrained America.
Taylor Swift Is Too Famous for This
The celebrity-gossip industrial complex is about to crash into the savagery of sports media. Cover your eyes.
A Satanic Rebellion
Social justice collides with the Satanic Temple.
Have Republicans Learned Nothing From the War on Terror?
They decry “endless” conflicts. So why are they talking about waging war in Mexico?
One Big Benefit of Remote Work
It’s helped bring mothers back to the workforce.
Trump Didn’t Go to Michigan to Support Autoworkers
So why did so many news outlets report he did?
Iran’s Influence Operation Pays Off
The emails look bad.
Eight Ways to Banish Misery
The philosopher Bertrand Russell knew something about unhappiness. He also knew how to overcome it.
The End of Trump Inc.
The courts are finally catching up to a man who has long behaved as though there would never be any consequences for his deceptions.
Alabama Strikes Out
Not even the Roberts Court is willing to brook open defiance to its rulings.
Why Don’t We Just Build New Cities?
Yearning for a blank slate crosses the ideological spectrum—but sooner or later, new places will face the same old problems.
Judicial Ethics in a Populist Age
The question is not why the Court has so many controversies, but why they generate so much more outrage than they used to.