An ‘America First’ Deal With the Houthis
The U.S. has extracted itself from the conflict, not ended it.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
The Collapse of Feminism
Spice Girls slogans and reality-TV aesthetics: A new book traces how feminism morphed into clickable objectification.
Endowments Are Next
Taxing endowments is likely to weaken elite institutions, not fix them. That’s the point.
This Conclave Will Be Different
The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Breakfast Is Breaking
The classic American version hasn’t changed much in a century. Now it faces an identity crisis.
The Carry-On-Baggage Bubble Is About to Pop
Airplanes aren’t made for this much luggage.
Why Do Collaborators Do It?
In a new novel, Daniel Kehlmann considers why the director G. W. Pabst worked with the Nazis.
Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
The Missing Branch
In an era of intense constitutional combat, Congress is nowhere to be found.
World War I in Photos: Animals at War
Animals were used in World War I on a scale never before seen—and never again repeated. Horses by the millions were put in service as cavalry mounts and beasts of burden, but they were not the only animals active in the war. Mules, dogs, camels, and pigeons all played vital roles, as well as many others—all at great risk, and with heavy cost.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
The Destruction of the Department of Justice
When people at the department embrace Trump’s scorn for the law, the law, as a practical limitation on government action, ceases to exist.
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.
How to Prepare for the Trumpcession
I don’t know what’s happening, but I’m stocking up on ibuprofen.
The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada
The consequences if Trump followed through on his belligerent rhetoric about a “51st state” would be catastrophic.
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