An ‘America First’ Deal With the Houthis
The U.S. has extracted itself from the conflict, not ended it.
The Collapse of Feminism
Spice Girls slogans and reality-TV aesthetics: A new book traces how feminism morphed into clickable objectification.
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
What illness taught me about true friendship
The Comic Who’s His Own Worst Enemy
The Rehearsal takes the prankster’s quest for self-betterment to new extremes.
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 Missing Branch
In an era of intense constitutional combat, Congress is nowhere to be found.
Why Do Collaborators Do It?
In a new novel, Daniel Kehlmann considers why the director G. W. Pabst worked with the Nazis.
The SNL Sketch That Captured Millennial Anxiety
The guest host Quinta Brunson was the perfect fit to introduce “Forever 31.”
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
How to Prepare for the Trumpcession
I don’t know what’s happening, but I’m stocking up on ibuprofen.
How the World Became Awash in Synthetics
It started in 1934, with a PR crisis.
What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?
“Our boyfriends, our significant others, and our husbands are supposed to be No. 1. Our worlds are backward.”
Mitch McConnell and the President He Calls ‘Despicable’
An audience with the former Republican leader
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Harvard Begins to Confront Its Anti-Semitism Problem
A 300-page report makes for dismal reading.
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 U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada
The consequences if Trump followed through on his belligerent rhetoric about a “51st state” would be catastrophic.
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Fewer young people are getting into relationships.
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.