Make Smuggling Great Again
Canada’s ultimate retaliation for Trump’s tariffs will be to turn ordinary Americans who cross the border to shop for cheaper goods into latter-day bootleggers.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
The Man Out to Prove How Dumb AI Still Is
François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.
Democrats Have a Problem
They can’t stop talking about their problems.
Foreign Tourists Are Taking Trump at His Word
Deliberately insulting other countries is bad for the U.S. economy.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
RFK Jr.’s 18th-Century Idea About Mental Health
The health secretary’s clearest plans for psychiatric treatment are a retreat to the past.
When I’m 84
The world still needs Ringo Starr.
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.
To Be Happier, Stop Resisting Change
The zen of archery is all about learning how to let go.
The Science Behind Ozempic Was Wrong
The weight-loss effects of GLP-1 drugs have little to do with the gut.
The Conspiracy Theorist Advising Trump
The chaos inside the White House national-security team persists.
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
Defying the Courts Will Backfire
The public has not responded kindly to other politicians who have tried this in the past.
The Hottest Thing in Clean Energy
Little of America’s energy comes from geothermal sources, but that could change quickly.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
What’s Next for America’s Largest Creative-Writing Conference
Trump’s executive orders have made it downstream to authors.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
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