When Maui Burned
I am a fourth-generation Hawaii resident. The Lahaina fire brought me closer to my roots.
The Never-Ending Guantánamo Trials
The defense secretary’s decision to overrule a plea deal for 9/11 defendants only extends a long-running farce.
The Urban Family Exodus Is a Warning for Progressives
In large urban metros, the number of children under 5 years old is in a free fall.
The Law as Justice Gorsuch Sees It
In an interview with The Atlantic, Neil Gorsuch discusses his dream of a legal system that falls closer to the “golden mean”—not too much law, but not too little either.
America Has Too Many Laws
An excess of restrictions has taken a very real toll on the lives of everyday Americans. Their stories must be told.
Why We’re Banning Phones at Our School
Unfettered phone usage at school is hurting our kids and depriving them of connection. But it’s not too late to make a change.
The Broligarchs Are Trying to Have Their Way
The antidemocratic politics of having it all
The Police Department That Refused to Solve a Murder
The police finally found a real suspect in one of Hawaii’s most notorious modern-day murders—only to let him slip through their fingers.
Why I Hate Instagram Now
When the site pivoted to entertainment, it put my loved ones in competition with ephemera.
There’s No Such Thing as a Border Czar
Trying to stop migration at the border is like telling someone they can’t run a marathon when they’re at the finish line.
What Trump’s Kamala Harris Smear Reveals
The former president is suggesting that Harris became Black only when it was obvious that being Black conferred social advantage.
The Kremlin Gets What It Wants
The release of journalists and dissidents is unequivocally good news—but the grubby reality is that the Russians have engaged in successful hostage-taking.
Couples, Stop Writing Your Own Wedding Vows
The old vows are still the best vows.
Inoculate Yourself Against Social Contagion
Immersion in a collective experience can be wonderful, but it can also come at a cost.
What’s Genuinely Weird About the Online Right
By definition, highly engaged political commentators are not like regular people.
J. D. Vance Needs to Watch The Brady Bunch
Blended families are beautiful.
The Other Memo That Started the Conservative Legal Movement
The firebrands who have reshaped American democracy through the courts are ideological sons and daughters of Michael J. Horowitz.
My Mom Says She Loves Me. AI Says She’s Lying.
Can machine-learning algorithms distinguish truth from falsehood? We’re about to find out.
The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally
A close reading of the prayers delivered before the former president speaks
‘This Is the Worst Police-Shooting Video Ever’
The officer who killed Sonya Massey didn’t see what I see.