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‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’

Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.

Kleptocracy, Inc.

Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

History Will Judge the Complicit

Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

The Conservative Case for Leaving Harvard Alone

The Supreme Court precedent allowing the IRS to revoke a university’s tax-exempt status is a textualist’s nightmare.

A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths

If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.

When I’m 84

The world still needs Ringo Starr.

This Is Why Dictatorships Fail

The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.

Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality

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

The Photographer Undoing the Myth of Appalachia

For Stacy Kranitz, replacing negative stereotypes with a triumphant counternarrative would be too easy.

How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia

Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also applied to legislators while they still have any power left.

There Are Two Types of Dishwasher People

And only one of them really knows how to load it.

An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps

In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?

Sitting With an Angry Teen, for Longer Than You Might Want

Adolescence plunges viewers into the mindset of a troubled boy—even if it makes them uncomfortable.

A Trade War With China Is a Very Bad Idea

Yes, the U.S. has the larger consumer economy. No, that won’t be enough to avoid major (and majorly self-inflicted) pain.

The Key to Critical Self-Awareness

The ancient-Greek commandment Know thyself turns out to be a great modern way to become happier, more empathetic, and more successful.

What Does the Literature of the Working Class Look Like?

A new entrant to the genre of workplace literature argues that even mundane labor shapes your identity.

Trump Goes After the Messenger

The president is privately upset with the sloppiness of his advisers. Publicly, he’s focused on attacking the press.

America’s Future Is Hungary

MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.

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 Roman Way to Trash a Republic

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.