How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert
Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad
How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
J. D. Vance’s Very Weird Views About Women
Most people who feel as he does are polite enough to keep it to themselves.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
The Partisan Mind Virus
Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.
What Parents of Boys Should Know
Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more.
The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)
The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
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.
Now I Know What My Mother Was Saying
I always knew my mother loved me. I didn’t realize the full practical cost of her love until becoming a mother myself.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease
Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
Nostalgia for the Early Days of Parenting
“Cherish it while you can” is hard advice to follow for many new parents.