The Curse of Ayn Rand’s Heir
Leonard Peikoff dedicated his life to promoting the author’s vision of freedom and self-determination. But at what cost?
The White Lotus Is the First Great Post-‘Woke’ Piece of Art
Mike White’s show wears its morality lightly.
The U.S. Has Changed Its Mind About Europe
After following America’s lead for 80 years, the continent’s democracies do not recognize the danger now before them.
The End of Hooters
Can the breastaurant survive?
We Study Repression in Turkey. Now We See It Here.
The detention of a Tufts graduate student echoes the violation of rights in her home country.
Why DOGE Could Actually Increase the Deficit
Some of Musk’s haphazard cuts will produce tiny savings in terms of salary while forfeiting much larger ones down the road, costing the government money.
Job Loss Is a Kind of Grief
Those recently out of work may find that traditional mourning rituals can ease some of their suffering.
Canada’s Military Has a Trump Problem
The country’s long-standing assumptions about national defense just got blown up.
The Double Standard in the Human-Rights World
Organizations that explicitly valued impartiality and independence have become stridently critical of Israel.
You Can Do Leisure Better, Seriously
If you think of personal time only as “not work,” you could be missing out on truly enriching experiences.
Trump Is Deporting ‘Them’ in Ways That Threaten Us
The president’s strategy for targeting foreigners endangers the rights of Americans too.
Jake and Logan Paul Hit the Limits of the Manosphere
The brothers’ new reality series looks like a showcase for dude-bro supremacy. But the girlfriends steal the limelight.
The Tariff Man Is Coming for America’s Entrepreneurs
One small business has paid nearly $30,000 in the past two months.
Can Silicon Valley Find Christianity?
Much of the faith’s central traditions run counter to the aspirations of this new Christ-curious class.
The Worst Thing a MAGA Warrior Can Do
The response to Signalgate reveals a disjuncture between the seriousness with which MAGA treats foreign enemies and perceived domestic ones.
I’ve Seen How ‘America First’ Ends
When the United States withdraws from the world, the world’s problems come knocking on its door.
The Pathetic, Cowardly Collapse of Big Law
Trump’s actions are an attempt to tilt the scales of justice by using the raw power of government coercion—and they’re working.
Why Right-Wing Influencers Keep Saying the Jews Killed JFK
Social media supercharges conspiracy theories. Anti-Semitism is one of the oldest.
Why the COVID Reckoning Is So One-Sided
Liberals are recognizing they made mistakes. Conservatives are making fun of them for that.
The Hollow Men
It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.
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