Americans Want to Be Rich
That simple aspiration propelled Trump into office, but it is now threatened by his tariffs.
Treating Friends Like Enemies
Rahm Emanuel and Trump’s tariff chaos
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.
Trump Is Burning Down the House
His tariff plan looks like an abject disaster for America, even judged against the benchmarks the administration has set for itself.
Trump Has a Screw Loose About Tariffs
Trade barriers will make U.S. goods more expensive to produce, costlier to buy, and inferior to the foreign competition.
The Only Way to Stop the Financial Crisis
Trump isn’t listening to what the stock market is telling him. He’s not negotiating with foreign leaders in good faith. He’s not hearing what corporate CEOs are saying.
Will Elise Stefanik Get the Last Laugh?
Inside Trump’s decision to kill the MAGA star’s Cabinet nomination
Reclaim Imperfect Faces
Technology isn’t just changing the way we look—it’s changing our sense of how we should look.
The Catholics Who Have to Worship Somewhere Else
How the Latin Mass split the Church
Trump World Makes the Case Against Trump
MAGA supporters are attempting to understand Trump’s catastrophic decision making, while accepting Trump’s infallibility as a given.
A Truly Macabre White Lotus Plot
What was Tim Ratliff’s arc really about?
How to Prepare for a Recession
The older you are, and the more likely you are to get laid off, the more important it is to have liquid savings.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
The Man Out to Prove How Dumb AI Still Is
François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.
The Last Three Days of Mussolini
“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.”
The Democrats Won’t Acknowledge the Scale of Trump’s Tariff Mess
The president’s allies are putting up a bigger fight than the opposition party is.
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