The Harem of Elon Musk
The DOGE leader is offering the Republican Party a very different vision of fatherhood.
The Lies About Josh Shapiro Have Consequences
An attack on the Pennsylvania governor shows the dangers of tendentious misrepresentations.
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 Flirting With Economic Disaster
By threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, the president risks undermining many of his key goals.
The Curse of ChatGPT
Success demands more success.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women
It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art.
America’s Mad King
The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.
About That ‘Possible Sign of Life’ on a Distant Planet
Possible is doing a lot of work.
Grover Norquist Can’t Believe What He’s Hearing
Is the GOP about to raise taxes?
Laughing in the Face of ‘Overwhelming Malice’
If desperate times call for desperate measures, then dark times call for dark jokes.
‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’
Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.
The Key to Critical Self-Awareness
The ancient-Greek commandment Know thyself turns out to be a great modern way to become happier, more empathetic, and more successful.
The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt
Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.
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?
A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
Trump Has Found His Class Enemy
The president unleashes a Marxist theory of power—but against knowledge workers, not billionaires.
The Tariff Damage That Can’t Be Undone
Nothing here has ended well. In fact, it hasn’t even ended.
The Conservative Case for Leaving Harvard Alone
The Supreme Court precedent allowing the IRS to revoke a university’s tax-exempt status is a textualist’s nightmare.
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