Brace for the Storm
The first year of Trump’s new administration may be as dangerous as the last of his old.
Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All
Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.
Matt Gaetz Is Winning
But what’s the prize he’s after?
Did Republicans Just Hand Trump 2.0 His First Defeat?
The Senate GOP elected John Thune as majority leader—and decisively rejected Trump’s apparent favorite.
A Former Republican Strategist on Why Harris Lost
Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects
The Queer Author Who Spoke the Plain Truth
Dorothy Allison, the Bastard Out of Carolina author who died last week, modeled the power of honesty in her writing and her life.
The HR-ification of the Democratic Party
The party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance
‘Stop Counting Votes, or We’re Going to Murder Your Children’
Election officials are under siege.
The Weight I Carry
What it’s like to be too big in America
The Terminally Online Are in Charge Now
Prepare for government by meme.
Democrats’ Immigration Problem
A warning from Representative Ritchie Torres of New York
Donald Trump’s Latest Violent Fantasy
The former president muses about reporters getting shot.
What Trump Can (And Probably Can’t) Do With His Trifecta
Narrow Republican majorities in the House and Senate could help—and frustrate—the president.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
The Cost-of-Living Crisis Explains Everything
The economy under Biden looked good but felt bad.
Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.
Pardon Trump’s Critics Now
President Biden has a moral obligation to do what he can for patriotic Americans who have risked it all.