His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade
A visit with a family in mourning
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Fewer young people are getting into relationships.
Don’t Trust the Trumpsplainers
The opioid dispensers’ efforts to sell some MAGA “grand strategy” dull the pain but dim the brain.
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
America Is Sleeping on a Powerful Defense Against Airborne Disease
Treating clean indoor air as a public good would have protected Americans against more than COVID-19.
Academia Needs to Stick Up for Itself
American higher education would be in a much stronger position today if it had made a proactive case to the public for its own importance—and taken steps to address its very real shortcomings.
ICE Isn’t Delivering the Mass Deportation Trump Wants
The president promised millions of removals, but reality has intervened.
The Only Question Trump Asks Himself
Trump does not do “policy” as Washington understands that term. His approach is personal, transactional, ad hoc, and episodic.
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know
The agency responsible for air safety is facing deep cuts and interference by Elon Musk.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
Don’t Invite a Recession In
Chaos, tariffs, and nervous consumers
Politics Has Come for Science
Will science return the favor?
The Whiplash Presidency
The president and his aides are changing their minds at nauseating speed.
Anti-Semitism Is Just a Pretext
It’s the Trump administration, not Columbia, that has done nothing to confront anti-Semitism in its own ranks.
There’s Nothing Else Like Netflix’s Mo
The Palestinian American sitcom is the first of its kind—and takes its humor very seriously.
The Way of the Gun
Death by firing squad has come back to America.