The Podcast of Magical Thinking
Don’t fall for The Telepathy Tapes.
The Job Market Is Frozen
Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring. What’s going on?
The Age of Social Media Is Ending
It never should have begun.
The Specter of American Oligarchy
Generations of Americans have questioned the role of the wealthy few who govern the many.
What Happens If Trump Comes for the Mail?
This would basically be stealing an agency.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
The Simple Explanation for Why Trump Turned Against Ukraine
The president’s defenders ignore one possibility: He just likes Putin.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Where Jeff Bezos Went Wrong With The Washington Post
The billionaire handled his ownership admirably for more than a decade. But his courage failed him when he needed it most.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The Trump Voters Who Are Losing Patience
Some of the president’s own voters are ready to blame him if their lives don’t improve soon.
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