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For Trump, This Is a Dress Rehearsal

Ordering the National Guard to deploy in Los Angeles is a warning of what to expect when his hold on power is threatened.

Where Is Barack Obama?

The “audacity of hope” presidency has given way to the fierce lethargy of semi-retirement.

An Innocent Abroad in Mark Twain’s Paris

My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, existential dread, and a rowboat.

America’s Anti-Jewish Assassins Are Making the Case for Zionism

History shows that violence against Jews creates more Zionists.

A High IQ Makes You an Outsider, Not a Genius

Acing an intelligence test only counts for so much.

Feudalism Is Our Future

What the next Dark Ages could look like

Averting a Worst-Case Scenario in Los Angeles

Immigration raids and protests will continue so long as Trump is president. His opponents should do everything they can to stay within the law.

Musk and Trump Still Agree on One Thing

Whatever they may be fighting about, they are both committed to showering tax cuts on Americans who already have more than they need.

An Appeal to My Alma Mater

A liberal-arts college like Pomona is the ideal place to experiment with low-tech education.

Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

Here’s how to make the most of it.

What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works

Despite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human sense of the word.

Money Is Ruining Television

Depictions of extreme wealth are everywhere on the small screen and, well, it’s all quite boring.

Inside the Trump-Musk Breakup

The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.

A PTSD Therapy ‘Seemed Too Good to Be True’

What if overcoming trauma can be painless?

First Wave at Omaha Beach

An account of the “epic human tragedy” that unfolded when Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy on D-Day

The Zany Sports Movie That Explains U.S.-China Relations

A decade ago, I wrote a story about transcending cultural boundaries through football. Now it’s a major Chinese motion picture—with a very different message.

Oceans Awash in Plastic Waste

An estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans each year, according to the U.S. State Department—and some of it accumulates in highly visible ways.

The Super Bowl of Internet Beefs

Nobody wins in the Trump-Musk breakup.