How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Beware the Weepy Influencers
People crying their hearts out online are selling intimacy—but the emptiest kind.
Winners of the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year
Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s contest
Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee
The attack on it is a violation of the nation’s post–Civil War rebirth.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
World War II: The Battle of Britain
Part 4 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
The Chaos in Higher Ed Is Only Getting Started
Grant reviews have been suspended at the NIH. This could be an omen.
World War II: Operation Barbarossa
Part 6 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
What the president is after with his pledge to take back the waterway
Blind Partisanship Does Not Actually Help Trump
The president is surrounding himself with people who may be television-ready but are not prepared to lead the country.