Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
Tinker Tailor Soldier MAGA
Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are turning their agencies against their own staff.
Start Budgeting Now
Households will pay an average of $2,400 more for goods this year, thanks to Trump’s policies.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
Conspiracy Theorists Are Turning on the President
MAGA influencers are furious that Trump’s FBI says no more Jeffrey Epstein secrets are forthcoming.
What Exactly Is Required to Preserve Our Democracy?
It will take a “total mobilization of our forces,” in the words of new Autocracy in America host Garry Kasparov.
Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar-Power Projects
As the Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the U.S., China continues huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide.
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
Zohran Mamdani Reveals the Absurdity of Affirmative Action
Is the nominee for New York City mayor “African American”? Wrong question.
The End of Airport Shoe-Screening Is Populism Theater
A hated policy is over. But why?
The Whole Country Is Starting to Look Like California
Housing prices are rising fast in red and purple states known for being easy places to build. How can that be?
The Jubilation in Israel Is Premature
The military strikes on Iran were impressive, but they haven’t brought the war to an end.
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom
Fertility policy has a big missing piece.
The Reality Show That Captures Gen Z Dating
This season of Love Island USA is a romance competition with very little romance.
What Your Favorite Grocery Store Says About You
Once a place of utility, the supermarket is now an object of obsession.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
Damn You All to Hell!
How Hollywood taught a generation to fear nuclear catastrophe
The Talented Mr. Vance
J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power.