Why Do So Many People Think That Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust
The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.
The Problem With ‘Move to Higher Ground’
Even emergency alerts that reach people can be unclear.
He Spent His Life Trying to Prove That He Was a Loyal U.S. Citizen. It Wasn’t Enough.
How Joseph Kurihara lost his faith in America
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Understand About Soldiers
Lethality alone doesn’t win wars.
The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
The Texas-Flood Blame Game Is a Distraction
Hastily assigning responsibility comes at the risk of oversimplifying the way natural disasters work.
What’s Brilliant About the New Superman Movie
The newest take on the caped hero wisely embraces his corniness.
The Nuclear Club Might Soon Double
As American power recedes, South Korea, Japan, and a host of other countries may pursue the bomb.
Zohran Mamdani’s Lesson for the Left
The New York City mayoral primary showcased a better kind of politics than progressives are used to.
Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.
How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?
Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
How the West Can Ensure Iran Never Gets the Bomb
The Trump administration has an ideal opportunity to revive a broader coalition to prevent the Islamic Republic becoming nuclear-armed.
Trump’s Only-Okay Economy
He hasn’t crashed it, but he hasn’t made it great either. That’s a problem.
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.
My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of