The Judiciary’s Last Stand
Trump’s campaign against the rule of law has ratcheted up dramatically.
Americans Are Living in Trump’s Dream
That is what the American experience is beginning to feel like in 2025.
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.
Elon Musk’s Soap Operas for Conspiracy Buffs
Online fantasies are now an excuse to take apart the government.
Americans Are Buying an Escape Plan
Is it time for a second passport?
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler
Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
Chuck Schumer Is Cautious for a Reason
Under fire from his own party, the Senate Democratic leader ponders the source of his core beliefs.
To Make Someone Happy, Ask for Help
Generosity is like the circulation of the blood, healthiest and best when it goes around and around.
Trump’s Appetite for Revenge Is Insatiable
The president is making good on his campaign promise.
The DEI Catch-22
Columbia researchers believe their grants are being cut because of diversity components that were imposed by the federal government.
There Are Two Kinds of Credit Cards
Yet another way the poor are subsidizing the rich
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
They’re Cheering for Trump in Moscow—Again
Russia, among other autocratic states, is surely thrilled by the president’s decision to close Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Martí, and Radio Free Asia.
The Trump-Tariff Advice: Eat Less
The policy’s real message is “Tax my voters; enrich my donors.”
What the Border-Hawk Catholics Get Wrong
Critics of Pope Francis’s views on immigration are sidestepping a long-standing Catholic tradition—while claiming to uphold it.
The Political Fight of the Century
For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.
Diagramming the Pacific Circuit
In the Bay Area, as elsewhere, the working classes have seen their jobs go overseas and their neighborhoods become unaffordable.
Sex Without Women
What happens when men prefer porn?
‘What About Six Years of Friendship and Fighting Together?’
The stain of betrayal in Afghanistan is now on Republican hands.
The Lesson Trump Is Learning the Hard Way
The U.S. has a lot of leverage over trade—but using it is not as simple as it seems.
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