A Witch Hunt at the State Department
Trump’s commissars are looking for ideological enemies.
Inside Mike Waltz’s White House Exit
Signalgate was the national security adviser’s most glaring mistake. But his problems ran deeper.
The End of the ‘Generic’ Grocery-Store Brand
They’re no longer terrible—in fact, they’re often the draw.
Photos of the Week: May Day, Fire Festival, Finger Wrestling
A sandstorm in northeastern Syria, the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, members of ZZ Top in Australia, and much more
Everything Is the ‘Twitter Files’ Now
The State Department is using Elon Musk’s playbook.
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
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.
The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance
The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.
America’s Pro-Disease Movement
How the Trump administration is worsening a public-health crisis
Autocracy Crushed My Alma Mater. Then I Got to Columbia.
Smolny College is a warning.
Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber
A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.
Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped
A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He’ll do anything to prove he’s right—and terrorize anyone who says he’s wrong.
The Dark Ages Are Back
Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great.
A Journey Into the Animal Mind
What science can tell us about how other creatures experience the world
Why Is Trump So Into Crypto?
The president’s enthusiasm for digital currency could destabilize America’s financial systems.
Does Anyone Still Hitchhike?
Traveling by thumb isn’t popular anymore. Some say it should be.
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.
Trump Is Fulfilling Kissinger’s Dream
The president is not the first American leader to disregard the role of morality in foreign policy, but he’s taking things much further than anyone has before.
My Family’s Slave
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
The New Divide in American Marriage
College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.
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