Did Republicans Just Hand Trump 2.0 His First Defeat?
The Senate GOP elected John Thune as majority leader—and decisively rejected Trump’s apparent favorite.
The Terminally Online Are in Charge Now
Prepare for government by meme.
A Former Republican Strategist on Why Harris Lost
Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects
The Weight I Carry
What it’s like to be too big in America
Pardon Trump’s Critics Now
President Biden has a moral obligation to do what he can for patriotic Americans who have risked it all.
Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All
Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.
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 Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
Don’t Turn Inward
After a bruising election, many Americans may feel an impulse toward solitude. That’s the wrong instinct.
The Death of Search
AI is transforming how billions navigate the web. A lot will be lost in the process.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
‘Stop Counting Votes, or We’re Going to Murder Your Children’
Election officials are under siege.
Photos: The Battle for Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.
Images of some of the brave women who worked tirelessly for years to demand equal rights, and finally succeeded by having them written into law
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
The Queer Author Who Spoke the Plain Truth
Dorothy Allison, the Bastard Out of Carolina author who died last week, modeled the power of honesty in her writing and her life.
Photos From 1898: The Homemade Windmills of Nebraska
Images of some of the creative and inexpensive windmills built by the farmers of Nebraska at the end of the 19th century