Why No One Can Fix the Broken Licensing System
Scholars and activists haven’t paid enough attention to the role that state boards play in perpetuating both over- and under-regulation.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
The Great Political Sort Is Happening at the Office
Social workers are Democrats. Real-estate brokers are Republicans. What does your job say about your politics?
The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit
A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.
The False AI Energy Crisis
Donald Trump and AI executives alike have sounded the alarm about a looming AI-driven energy shortage. Both benefit from the concern.
A New Kind of Crisis for American Universities
The ivory tower has been breached.
What Happens When Bird Flu Gets Worse?
Most of Trump’s health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The World’s Most Powerful Unelected Bureaucrat
Donald Trump said he’d return decision making to democratically elected officials. Instead, he’s handed it over to the world’s richest man.
The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
The Cruel Attack on USAID
Trump’s assault on the aid agency poses a haunting question.
What Trump Is Getting From Eric Adams
The mayor bent the knee, and his reward has arrived.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Outsider Who Captured American Loneliness
The Finnish writer Tove Jansson returned from a U.S. trip with a new perspective on home—and an enduring novel.
Is Google Making Us Stupid?
What the Internet is doing to our brains
How Trump Lost His Trade War
When the U.S. breaks its treaties, only China wins.
What Is AI Distillation?
And what does it mean if DeepSeek did it?
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.
Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.
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