Americans Are Sleepwalking Through a National Emergency
Serious times require serious citizens.
Oktoberfest 2023: Scenes From the Opening Weekend
Early images from the 188th Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany
Parent Diplomacy Is Overwhelming Teachers
And it’s only getting worse.
COVID Drugs Are a Miracle Cure for Cats
Leftover medications are going to save the animals from a deadly feline coronavirus.
Airbnb Really Is Different Now
At this point, the company hardly seems part of the gig economy at all.
The ‘Whiteboy Brooklyn Novelist’ Grows Up
Jonathan Lethem’s Brooklyn Crime Novel presents a story of gentrification without sentimentality.
An Intellectual and a Moral Failure
Richard Hanania’s new book is a Trojan horse for white supremacy.
What to Do When Your Political Party Loses Its Mind
I was a Conservative until Boris Johnson expelled me. It was a painful experience, but here’s what I’ve learned.
The Agony of the School Car Line
It’s crazy-making and deeply inefficient.
What I Most Regret About My Decades of Legal Activism
By focusing on civil liberties but ignoring economic issues, liberals like me got defeated on both.
A Driver of Inequality That Not Enough People Are Talking About
Two-parent households should be a policy goal.
The Overlooked Danger That’s Massacring Wildlife
A new book argues that there’s nothing worse for wild animals than cars.
The Bizarre Story Behind Shinzo Abe’s Assassination
The man who allegedly killed the former prime minister says he was aiming for something larger: the Unification Church—the Moonies—and its political influence in Japan.
Ebrahim Raisi Has Blood on His Hands
Iran’s president should be a pariah, not our guest.
All Our Pretty Sons
A poem for Sunday
The Quest to Build a Better Birdhouse
The classic wooden ones aren’t quite cutting it. Conservationists are now turning to 3-D printing and augmented reality.
Mozart’s Most Metal Moment
Entertainment musts from Annie Lowrey
An Untold Story of the Nazi-Soviet Pact
My mother survived Hitler’s crimes; my father survived Stalin’s. Yet only one of those leader’s nations ever faced justice.
The NFL’s Dubious Rhetoric About Race
The league’s public-relations spin about diversity doesn’t hold up in private.
Confronting the Unbelievable
A photograph that dramatizes the power of nature