The Congressman Telling Trump Supporters to ‘Buckle Up’
Their civil war is imaginary, but there really are men with guns, more now than I’ve seen in 20 years of reporting on the right.
The Three Biggest Obstacles to Convicting Trump
Although Special Counsel Jack Smith has brought a strong case, he still faces significant challenges.
Fieldnotes
A poem for Sunday
Now Political Polarization Comes for Marriage Prospects
This is bad news for marriage.
The Growing Battle Over Infant Milk Allergies
More parents are buying anti-allergy formula. Do their babies really need it?
A Zany Nightlife Comedy
Entertainment musts from Kelli María Korducki
My God, This Is a Magical Country
A road trip across my adopted America
How We Watch TV
From the use of subtitles to viewing times, television habits can vary even within the same household.
The Crop That’s Sucking the Colorado River Dry
Hay swallows triple the water used by everyone in the region to shower, water lawns, and do laundry.
Never Have I Ever Cleverly Solves TV’s College Problem
The final season of Netflix’s sparkly teen comedy acknowledges that transitioning to higher education isn’t always an easy or automatic process.
Accountability Is Everything
The ubiquitous question posed during the Trump presidency—“Can he do that?”—continues to be the wrong question.
What Reparations Actually Bought
The U.S. government’s redress program for Japanese Americans showed that the money matters. But it’s not the only thing that matters.
The Case for Selective Slackerism
How a Korean term helps me reconcile my moments of discipline and sloth
Trump’s Indictment Reveals a National-Security Nightmare
Republicans are trying to gaslight America about the former president’s astounding recklessness.
The Indictment Is Stunning. Will Trump Supporters Care?
The former president has a diabolical genius for selling his supporters on an alternative version of reality.
The Stupidest Crimes Imaginable
The federal indictment of Donald Trump depicts a man who knew that what he was doing was wrong and went to great lengths to cover it up.
He saw ‘Redemption Where Others See Brimstone’
The humor and darkness of Charles Portis
An Exit From the GOP’s Labyrinth of Trump Lies
The special counsel’s indictment offers party leaders their best escape from the loyalty trap yet—if they choose to take it.
New York Failed the Smoke Test
Everywhere needs to be prepared for everything.
Women Aren’t Just Small Men
We’re living in an age of “period positivity.” That’s not enough.