The Breaking Point for Eggs
The logic of egg prices is getting scrambled.
Nobody Wants Gaz-a-Lago
The president proposes a terrible solution to a very real problem.
If DOGE Goes Nuclear
The risk of messing with the wrong computer system
Gazans Don’t Need a Riviera. They Need Water.
The desperate struggle by Palestinian engineers to repair a water system destroyed by war
America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage
Adults are significantly less likely to be married or to live with a partner than they used to be.
The White Nationalist Now in Charge of Trump’s Public Diplomacy
A speechwriter gets a second shot at the State Department.
ADHD’s Sobering Life-Expectancy Numbers
The benefits of an early diagnosis are only becoming clearer.
The ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ of the United States Government
Elon Musk’s bureaucratic coup is under way.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
The Dictatorship of the Engineer
The right claims to loathe technocracy—but it has empowered Elon Musk to remake the government.
Are We Thinking About Gun Violence All Wrong?
The unexpected origins of gun crime
The Tariffs Were Never Real
Donald Trump does not appear eager to follow through on one of his biggest campaign promises.
Trump and Musk Are Destroying the Basics of a Healthy Democracy
An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain—and these two men have no respect for it.
All the King’s Censors
When bureaucrats ruled over British theater
Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE
The world’s richest man still relies on the president for his authority.
The Illegal Drug at Every Corner Store
Nitrous oxide is widely available as long as everyone pretends it’s being used for whipped cream. An industry has arisen to exploit that loophole.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
If Congress won’t stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from arrogating its power over federal spending, who will?
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.