Trump’s Day of Reckoning
The president’s allies are privately acknowledging that he is in a rough stretch.
The Good News About Trump’s Tariffs
Authoritarian leaders are most dangerous when they’re popular. Wrecking the economy is unlikely to broaden Trump’s support.
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet
Grievance politics can only carry him so far.
The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.
Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
Miscarriage and Motherhood
What having a baby taught me about the illusion of control
The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers
They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.
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?
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
Trump’s Tariff Plan Is Going to Hurt
The surprisingly expansive levies on imports will open up a future of high prices.
Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s
When you leave the office for the day, really leave.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
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