The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
A Week of Manufactured Trump Victories
Shashi Tharoor and the Trump grift machine
Trump’s Tactical Burger Unit Is Beyond Parody
Happy Meal Team Six
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
The Cynical Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid
Work requirements set up a thicket of paperwork that leads eligible Medicaid recipients to lose their insurance. That’s the point.
Silicon Valley Braces for Chaos
The center of the tech universe seems to believe that Trump’s tariff whiplash is nothing compared with what they see coming from AI.
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
The ‘Amateur Diplomat’
How Trump’s friend and golfing partner Steve Witkoff got one of the hardest jobs on the planet.
The Default-Parent Problem
Why do so many people assume that Mom knows what’s going on with the kids, and that Dad does not?
Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.
Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name
And it has been deployed by would-be autocrats around the world.
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
The Debate That Will Determine How Democrats Govern Next Time
Did the party lose in 2024 despite Joe Biden’s economic approach, or because of it?
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.