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.
Here Are the Places Where the Recession Has Already Begun
Towns near the Canadian border are suffering.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
Why America’s Oligarchs May Regret Their Obedience
Putin’s Russia shows what happens when billionaire businessmen choose to back a strongman.
Trade Will Move on Without the United States
The tariffs will destroy another pillar of American power and leave a vacuum for others to fill.
The Missing Catharsis of That White Lotus Finale
By packing in too many narrative beats, the latest season of Mike White’s anthology series lost sight of itself.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.
What Makes Modern Measles Outbreaks Different
Unvaccinated children are becoming unvaccinated adults, who are at risk of dangerous complications.
Photos: Nationwide Protests Against Trump and Musk
Images from some of the hundreds of anti-Trump demonstrations across the country.
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