‘Make America Healthy Again’ Sounds Good Until You Start Asking Questions
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health agenda is politically slippery.
The Rise of the Troll
They may seem like pranksters on the margins, but what happens when the most powerful people on Earth are trolls?
How to Lose a Century of Progress
Americans have been too quick to condemn the field of public health, overlooking its massive achievements in the 1900s and, yes, during the recent pandemic, too.
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Democrats’ Immigration Problem
A warning from Representative Ritchie Torres of New York
Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.
The HR-ification of the Democratic Party
The party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance
The Cost-of-Living Crisis Explains Everything
The economy under Biden looked good but felt bad.
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.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
End the Phone-Based Childhood Now
The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development.
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
The Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
The Terminally Online Are in Charge Now
Prepare for government by meme.
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