The Good News About Trump’s Tariffs
Authoritarian leaders are most dangerous when they’re popular. Wrecking the economy is unlikely to broaden Trump’s support.
Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet
Grievance politics can only carry him so far.
Trump’s Day of Reckoning
The president’s allies are privately acknowledging that he is in a rough stretch.
The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer
As Democrats became the party of proceduralism, they sidestepped a crucial debate.
Miscarriage and Motherhood
What having a baby taught me about the illusion of control
Why You Should Work Like It’s the ’90s
When you leave the office for the day, really leave.
No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers
They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.
Wisconsin’s Message for Trump
Elon Musk has become a political boat anchor.
Trump’s Tariff Plan Is Going to Hurt
The surprisingly expansive levies on imports will open up a future of high prices.
Growing Up Murdoch
James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire
The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete
The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
The Real Goal of the Trump Economy
The president isn’t trying to engineer prosperity for Americans. He’s seeking power for himself.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
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 New Kart-Racing Appliance
Nintendo announces the Switch 2, a device for piloting go-karts.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
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