How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Is Wokeness One Big Power Grab?
Behind much social-justice discourse is a self-interested struggle for power.
American Kakistocracy
Italy knows a thing or two about what the United States faces—but there are key differences between the two countries’ experiences.
Nick Cave’s Revised Rules for Men
On his new album, he seems to want to help men cope with feelings of insecurity and irrelevance.
Amazon Haul Is an Omen
Welcome to the slop era of online shopping.
The Perverse Logic of Trump’s Nomination Circus
The sheer quantity of individually unqualified selections might make blocking any of them harder.
The Bluesky Bubble
This is a relapse, not a fix.
What the Band Eats
Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead
Get Ready for Higher Food Prices
Trump vowed to lower food prices. His policies will almost certainly do the opposite.
A Film Impossible to Have Mild Feelings About
Emilia Pérez is messy, excessive, and manipulative—and spectacular because of it.
Making Government Efficient Again
An incoming Trump administration plans to ransack the civil service. But it needs reform, not demolition.
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