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What If China Wins the Trade War?

The United States could still prevail if it does everything right. The problem is that the Trump administration is doing everything wrong.

Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs

By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards—and drove up the price of eggs 600 percent.

Migrants Are Heading South

For years, millions of people traveled through Central America north to the United States. Now that flow is changing direction.

What Porn Taught a Generation of Women

It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.

The Key to Critical Self-Awareness

The ancient-Greek commandment Know thyself turns out to be a great modern way to become happier, more empathetic, and more successful.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

We’re About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like

The Trump administration’s campaign to remove millions of people from the United States could soon be supercharged by Congress.

America’s Mad King

The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.

The Harem of Elon Musk

The DOGE leader is offering the Republican Party a very different vision of fatherhood.

What We Lose When We’re Priced Out of Our Hobbies

For a lot of people, it’s getting too expensive to knit or fish.

I Should Have Seen This Coming

When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.