How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
A New Kind of Crisis for American Universities
The ivory tower has been breached.
Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.
Is This What Cancel Culture Achieved?
Ye called himself a Nazi. That wasn’t the worst story on social media this weekend.
What Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Said
The rapper insists he’s a musician, not a messiah—a message reinforced by his Super Bowl performance.
The Great Political Sort Is Happening at the Office
Social workers are Democrats. Real-estate brokers are Republicans. What does your job say about your politics?
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
What Is Hims Actually Selling?
The lifestyle-med company built a business on male anxieties. Now it’s betting on a new message: grievance.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
‘A Very Christian Concept’
The faith’s mandate is more arduous than J. D. Vance’s account seems to allow.
Gerald Ford’s Unlikely Role in the Imperial Presidency
In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked presidential power.
It’s Time to Worry About DOGE’s AI Plans
Welcome to the end of the human civil servant.
The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
What Is AI Distillation?
And what does it mean if DeepSeek did it?
Why Is the Trump Administration Deleting a Paper on Suicide Risk?
Science and health are under assault.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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