Polling Was Quietly Still Bad in 2024
After nearly a decade of fine-tuning, the industry still hasn’t figured out how to reach enough Donald Trump supporters.
What Is Alison Bechdel’s Secret?
The cartoonist has spent a lifetime worrying. In a new graphic novel, she finds something like solace.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
Shutting Down Salman Rushdie Is Not Going to Help
Two recent flare-ups over commencement speeches show how difficult—and necessary—truly defending free expression is.
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
An Autopsy Report on Biden’s In-Office Decline
“Five people were running the country,” a political insider told the authors of the new book Original Sin. “And Joe Biden was at best a senior member of the board.”
Why Are There So Many ‘Alternative Devices’ All of a Sudden?
The dream of a phone without problems
The Visionary of Trump 2.0
Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.
How to Take Charge of Your Family Inheritance
You may be fine with becoming more like your parents or hate the idea. Either way, it’s something you can control.
American Corruption
The Founders would have hated Trump's luxury jet.
The Birthright-Citizenship Case Isn’t Really About Birthright Citizenship
And there’s good reason for that.
No One Knows How to ‘Save’ Hollywood
Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on movies seized upon the American film industry’s existential panic.
The New MAGA World Order
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Trump’s Tactical Burger Unit Is Beyond Parody
Happy Meal Team Six
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy?
Here’s the answer to that—and what we can do about it.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads