J. D. Vance’s Very Weird Views About Women
Most people who feel as he does are polite enough to keep it to themselves.
DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease
Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
Israel Plunges Into Darkness
What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So
Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Just Don’t Call Her Unqualified
Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., is a real prosecutor. She’s also a real MAGA partisan.
The Partisan Mind Virus
Dismissing evidence that a politician might be unfit for office is as much a mistake for the right as it was for the left.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading
Hint: It’s not just the screens.
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