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Trump’s Bad Poker Hand

Plus: an interview with Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality

The problem for government employees isn’t just low morale. It’s the manufactured chaos.

The Roman Way to Trash a Republic

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

We’re About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like

The Trump administration’s campaign to remove millions of people from the United States could soon be supercharged by Congress.

What Porn Taught a Generation of Women

It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.

The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights

A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.

The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt

Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.

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.

The Pardon-to-Prison Pipeline

Trump granted clemency to people who keep ending up back in trouble with the law.

Sitting With an Angry Teen, for Longer Than You Might Want

Adolescence plunges viewers into the mindset of a troubled boy—even if it makes them uncomfortable.

This Is Why Dictatorships Fail

The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.

Phase Two Will Be Worse Than DOGE

First came the chaos. Next comes the retribution.

Kleptocracy, Inc.

Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

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.

History Will Judge the Complicit

Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?