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Britain Rules on What a Woman Is

The country’s highest court has ruled that under the Equality Act, woman means “biological female.”

A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution

If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.

A Trade War With China Is a Very Bad Idea

Yes, the U.S. has the larger consumer economy. No, that won’t be enough to avoid major (and majorly self-inflicted) pain.

PBS Pulled a Film for Political Reasons, Then Changed Its Mind

A window into how the network is handling the new Trump era

The Photographer Undoing the Myth of Appalachia

For Stacy Kranitz, replacing negative stereotypes with a triumphant counternarrative would be too easy.

What Does the Literature of the Working Class Look Like?

A new entrant to the genre of workplace literature argues that even mundane labor shapes your identity.

This Is Why Dictatorships Fail

The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.

The Conservative Case for Leaving Harvard Alone

The Supreme Court precedent allowing the IRS to revoke a university’s tax-exempt status is a textualist’s nightmare.

The Hollow Men

It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.

A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths

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

‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’

Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.

How Smart People Can Stop Being Miserable

Intelligence can make you happier, but only if you see it as more than a tool to get ahead.

The Lies About Josh Shapiro Have Consequences

An attack on the Pennsylvania governor shows the dangers of tendentious misrepresentations.

Why Can’t Everyone Do the ‘Asian Squat’?

All the way down! Not on your toes!

How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia

Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also applied to legislators while they still have any power left.

History Will Judge the Complicit

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

The New Age of Endless Parenting

More grown kids are in near-constant contact with their family. Some call this a failure to launch—but there’s another way to look at it.

My Day Inside America’s Most Hated Car

The Cybertruck is a 7,000-pound Rorschach test.

Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time

The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.

The Political Fight of the Century

For the first time in decades, America has a chance to define its next political order. Trump offers fear, retribution, and scarcity. Liberals can stand for abundance.