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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.

The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color

The ecstasy of “olo”

Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks

Reality is catching up with Elon Musk.

How Drug Cartels Took Over Social Media

Mexico’s gangs are influencers now.

A Ticking Clock on American Freedom

It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.

What Porn Taught a Generation of Women

It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.

Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs

By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards.

This Is Why Dictatorships Fail

The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.

The Project 2025 Presidency

The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.

Photos of the Week: Pony Run, Corgi Race, Rocket War

Mourners of Pope Francis gathered at the Vatican, scenes from the the second weekend of Coachella 2025, a humanoid-robot half-marathon in China, and much more

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

The Supreme Court’s ‘Selective Proceduralism’ Would Suffocate the Constitution

The law allows for extraordinary interventions under extraordinary circumstances, such as when human beings face the possibility of lifetime incarceration without due process.

Tim Walz Looks Into the Void

Back on the trail with the guy who lost the last election

Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment

What Seamus Heaney gave me

Confessions of a Republican Exile

A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.

What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler

Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.

The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights

A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.

‘All We Wanted to Do Was Play Video Games’

Streamers such as Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt have more influence than ever. What are they really saying?

The Outrage Over 100 Men Only Goes So Far

What an OnlyFans stunt reveals about modern morals and internet fame

Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality

The problem for government employees isn’t just low morale. It’s the manufactured chaos.