DOGE Is Failing on Its Own Terms
The Trump administration’s cuts to university research grants will make America sicker and poorer in the long run.
Is This What Cancel Culture Achieved?
Ye called himself a Nazi. That wasn’t the worst story on social media this weekend.
Why Is the Trump Administration Deleting a Paper on Suicide Risk?
Science and health are under assault.
The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
What Is Hims Actually Selling?
The lifestyle-med company built a business on male anxieties. Now it’s betting on a new message: grievance.
‘A Very Christian Concept’
The faith’s mandate is more arduous than J. D. Vance’s account seems to allow.
Why Tom Brady Could Be Worth $375 Million in the Booth
Applying any normal ROI analysis to Brady’s broadcaster contract is difficult for at least four reasons.
How to Rebuild From the Ashes
Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park was destroyed by a fire in 2017—but mostly recovered. It could be a model for Altadena and Pacific Palisades.
Americans Are Trapped in an Algorithmic Cage
The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the populace.
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies
Trump wants to bring back the spoils system of the 19th century.
The Challenges the U.S. Would Face in Gaza
The president offered no outline for overcoming a daunting set of obstacles.
Don’t Make Small Talk. Think Big Talk.
Discover the rewards of discussing deep things.
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
The Dictatorship of the Engineer
The right claims to loathe technocracy—but it has empowered Elon Musk to remake the government.
How Trump Lost His Trade War
When the U.S. breaks its treaties, only China wins.
Trump and Musk Are Destroying the Basics of a Healthy Democracy
An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain—and these two men have no respect for it.
What’s Up With All the Sex Parties?
“What we do, you can’t do onstage at Lincoln Center.”
The Illegal Drug at Every Corner Store
Nitrous oxide is widely available as long as everyone pretends it’s being used for whipped cream. An industry has arisen to exploit that loophole.
The Race-Blind College-Admissions Era Is Off to a Weird Start
After the fall of affirmative action, things have not gone the way anyone expected.
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