The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs
How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China
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.
Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Plane
Donald Trump is in talks to accept a $400 million gift from Qatar—presumably not simply out of generosity.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu
Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.
Who Counts as Christian?
A new initiative will necessitate that the Trump administration makes difficult judgment calls about the faith.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
Who Should Really Be on Weight-Loss Drugs?
The best metric is not weight, but a particularly toxic kind of fat.
An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So
Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
An Eerily Familiar 20th-Century Hoax
What happened when a mega-famous evangelist went missing?
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
The Bliss of a Quieter Ego
We live in a world of noisy narcissism, but you can escape the cacophony—and be happier.
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades
My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.
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