The Two Extremists Driving Israel’s Policy
One is an ideologue, the other a rabble-rouser. Both are pushing their country to places once unthinkable.
Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
The New Dark Age
The Trump administration has launched an attack on knowledge itself.
J. D. Vance’s Bargain With the Devil
George Packer on ambition, corruption, and the making of Trump’s political heir
The Artist Who Captured the Contradictions of Femininity
In her too-short career, the painter Christina Ramberg studied the many contortions that being a woman can demand.
A Victory for Separation of Powers
A court’s decision affirmed a fundamental American principle: The president is no king, and he does not have the power to impose taxes in the form of tariffs whenever he feels like it.
The Choices That Create Isolation
Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.
Profit and Power
Panelists joined to discuss Donald Trump’s willingness to mix public office with personal benefit.
What Is a ‘Reverse Nixon,’ and Can Trump Pull It Off?
Dividing America’s adversaries isn’t as easy as all that.
Trump’s Attacks Threaten Much More Than Harvard
If the government succeeds in bullying the richest university into submission, what institutions will be safe?
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Coming Democratic Civil War
A seemingly wonky debate about the “abundance agenda” is really about power.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
A Commencement Address Too Honest to Deliver in Person
I couldn’t say these things during a traditional ceremony, but these aren’t traditional times.
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.
How to Disappear
Inside the world of extreme-privacy consultants, who, for the right fee, will make you and your personal information very hard to find
The Curse of Ayn Rand’s Heir
Leonard Peikoff dedicated his life to promoting the author’s vision of freedom and self-determination. But at what cost?
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.
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