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The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria

A former jihadist needs more than charisma to heal his shattered country.

ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?

Three possible arguments against the tech company

China Called Trump’s Bluff

There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.

The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs

How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China

Retirement Is the New Resistance

The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy

The Case for Letting Kids Play With Makeup

Many people consider it a red flag. It doesn’t have to be.

How the Ivy League Broke America

The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.

What the U.K. Deal Reveals About Trump’s Trade Strategy

The United States is settling for a tiny fraction of what it could have achieved through traditional free-trade agreements.

AI Is Not Your Friend

How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it

The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance

The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.

Is the AfD Too Extreme for Democracy?

Germany’s far-right party hates immigration, and some of its leaders have a disturbing tendency to say things that sound Nazi-curious.

A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths

If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.

A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship

Would you raise kids with your best pals?

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

The Terrible Optics of ICE Enforcement Are Fueling a Trump Immigration Backlash

The president was elected, in part, on a pledge to crack down on immigration. But he may be overinterpreting his mandate.

History Will Judge the Complicit

Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

How America Got Mean

In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.

Due Process Is a Right, Not a Privilege You Get for Being Good

If Kilmar Abrego Garcia is guilty of the crimes he is accused of, then the Trump administration could simply follow the law. Why won’t it?

Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads

How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap

For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.