The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
A Week of Manufactured Trump Victories
Shashi Tharoor and the Trump grift machine
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
The Default-Parent Problem
Why do so many people assume that Mom knows what’s going on with the kids, and that Dad does not?
Silicon Valley Braces for Chaos
The center of the tech universe seems to believe that Trump’s tariff whiplash is nothing compared with what they see coming from AI.
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name
And it has been deployed by would-be autocrats around the world.
Trump’s Third-Term Ambitions Are Very Revealing
The president sees the Constitution as an obstacle to be surmounted, not a repository of values that he must respect.
Maybe Star Wars Is Better Without Lightsabers
The TV series Andor achieved greatness by challenging the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy.
The Debate That Will Determine How Democrats Govern Next Time
Did the party lose in 2024 despite Joe Biden’s economic approach, or because of it?
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
Just Let Your Kids Play With Makeup
Many people consider it a red flag. It doesn’t have to be.
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain
Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.
ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?
Three possible arguments against the tech company
The Honeymoon Is Ending in Syria
A former jihadist needs more than charisma to heal his shattered country.
Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight
To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.
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