The Terminally Online Are in Charge Now
Prepare for government by meme.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
The Weight I Carry
What it’s like to be too big in America
Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.
The HR-ification of the Democratic Party
The party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance
The Cost-of-Living Crisis Explains Everything
The economy under Biden looked good but felt bad.
Donald Trump’s Latest Violent Fantasy
The former president muses about reporters getting shot.
Pardon Trump’s Critics Now
President Biden has a moral obligation to do what he can for patriotic Americans who have risked it all.
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.
World War II: Internment of Japanese Americans
Part 10 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
The Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
Photos From 1898: The Homemade Windmills of Nebraska
Images of some of the creative and inexpensive windmills built by the farmers of Nebraska at the end of the 19th century
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
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.
Don’t Turn Inward
After a bruising election, many Americans may feel an impulse toward solitude. That’s the wrong instinct.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
The Cases Against Trump: A Guide
Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.
The Loyalists Are Collecting Their Rewards in Trump’s Cabinet
And Trump wants to bypass the Senate for some of his future appointees—raising concerns about who’s next.
‘Stop Counting Votes, or We’re Going to Murder Your Children’
Election officials are under siege.
The Death of Search
AI is transforming how billions navigate the web. A lot will be lost in the process.