The Most Controversial Nobel Prize in Recent Memory
This year’s economics award reinforces a comforting but false story about democracy.
Why You Might Need an Adventure
In a rut? Try shaking things up.
How Is It This Close?
The most remarkable thing about the 2024 presidential election is that roughly half the electorate still supports Donald Trump.
Trump’s Second Term Would Look Like This
The former president and his allies have explained their plans quite clearly.
The Broken Promise of USB-C
We’ll never get a universal cable.
The Right’s New Kingmaker
Charlie Kirk can speak to all factions of the GOP like few others can.
What Do Wives Want?
Democrats are guessing that some nominally conservative married women will vote for Harris so long as they are certain their votes will be kept secret.
No One Has an Alibi
Trump has told us his plans, so vote as if the country depends on you. It does.
The Moment of Truth
The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.
Does America Want Chaos?
Donald Trump has lost all discipline. Will that affect the outcome of the election?
The Quiet Cruelty of When Harry Met Sally
The classic rom-com invented the “high-maintenance” woman. Thirty years later, its reductive diagnosis lives on.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
The Danger Ahead
If Donald Trump returns to the White House, he’d bring a better understanding of the system’s vulnerabilities, more willing enablers, and a more focused agenda of retaliation against his adversaries.
MAGA Goes to Mars
Elon Musk wants to give Donald Trump the presidency. Trump wants to give Musk the universe.