The Rise of the Right-Wing Tattletale
In Texas and elsewhere, new laws and policies have encouraged neighbors to report neighbors to the government.
The Truth About Immigration and the American Worker
In many domains, the conventional wisdom among progressives is mistaken, oversimplified, or based on wishful thinking. The economics of immigration is not one of them.
‘Nobody Knows What These Bills Are For’
Americans shouldn’t have their credit ruined over a medical bill.
The Only Way the Ukraine War Can End
Russia has to stop fighting.
Revenge of the Office
Many of America’s corporate executives have had enough of the remote-work experiment.
The White Sox Even Lost at Losing
The historically bad season for the Chicago ball club still fell short of one all-time low.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Dikembe Mutombo Believed in the American Idea
The humanitarian and NBA legend was grateful for the freedom he enjoyed, and understood the obligations that came with it.
The Abandonment of Ukraine
The American strategy in Ukraine is slowly bleeding the nation, and its people, to death.
The Playwright in the Age of AI
Ayad Akhtar’s new play, McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr., subverts the idea that artificial intelligence threatens human ingenuity.
Why Are Innocents Still Being Executed?
It’s a price some people are willing to pay.
The Low Comedy of Eric Adams’s Indictment
The government’s case is serious. The details are absurd.
We Need Supply-Side Education Policy
Eliminating degree requirements for jobs is very popular with voters but would do almost nothing to help workers who don’t have a college diploma.
How Defense Experts Got Ukraine Wrong
On questions of war and peace, governments must hear from many types of experts.
A Secret Diary of Mass Murder
As the Nazis performed executions deep in the Lithuanian woods, one local man took detailed, dispassionate notes. He was unwittingly creating one of the most unusual documents in history.
How to Stop Self-Obsessing and Be Happier
Some introspection is healthy and necessary, but too much can trap you in a cycle of misery.
Trump Was President Once
And it was a total failure, even by the standards he set for himself.
Carlson and Vance—Two Smart Guys Who Play Dumb for Power
A vision of America’s new right
Originalism Was Impossible
Whatever its merits, the methodology could not have existed until modern times.
Mitt Romney Braces for Trump’s Retribution
Romney has good reason to fear Trump’s vengeance.