The Harem of Elon Musk
The DOGE leader is offering the Republican Party a very different vision of fatherhood.
Trump Is Flirting With Economic Disaster
By threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, the president risks undermining many of his key goals.
Grover Norquist Can’t Believe What He’s Hearing
Is the GOP about to raise taxes?
About That ‘Possible Sign of Life’ on a Distant Planet
Possible is doing a lot of work.
The Lies About Josh Shapiro Have Consequences
An attack on the Pennsylvania governor shows the dangers of tendentious misrepresentations.
America’s Mad King
The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.
The Curse of ChatGPT
Success demands more success.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.
How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia
Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also applied to legislators while they still have any power left.
Laughing in the Face of ‘Overwhelming Malice’
If desperate times call for desperate measures, then dark times call for dark jokes.
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.
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