DOGE’s Reign of Ineptitude
Slashing and burning won’t help with efficiency.
Who Is Running the United States, Musk or Trump?
In an interview with Sean Hannity, three men demonstrated that they have no idea how American democracy works.
A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees
The evidence of the past few days suggests they are all deluding themselves.
Incompetence Leavened With Malignity
The Trump administration’s Ukraine policy is liable to end in disaster.
Intimidating Americans Will Not Work
Trump is punishing Americans who don’t say the words he likes best. That’s not how it works in America.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
Trump Hands the World to China
Xi Jinping could only have dreamed of such rapid destruction of American power.
The Party of Reagan Is Selling Out Ukraine
Even pro-Ukraine Republicans have been silent on Donald Trump’s deference to Vladimir Putin.
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.
Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.
I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.
Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times
Some people miss the early, eerie first few months of the pandemic, when time seemed to have stopped.
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
New York Belongs to Trump Now
New Yorkers want their mayor held accountable.
Frozen Food’s New Wave
The freezer can now be an arsenal of taste.
The Dark History Behind Public Education
Schools weren’t meant to set you free, one political scientist argues.
The Last Days of American Orange Juice
Savor every last drop.