China Called Trump’s Bluff
There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.
The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs
How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China
AI Is Not Your Friend
How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential, and how we can fix it
The Wrong Way to Motivate Your Kid
When children fall short, many parents’ instinct is to take away something they love. That’s the wrong impulse.
The Terrible Optics of ICE Enforcement Are Fueling a Trump Immigration Backlash
The president was elected, in part, on a pledge to crack down on immigration. But he may be overinterpreting his mandate.
Retirement Is the New Resistance
The Democrats waging war on their gerontocracy
Who Counts as Christian?
A new initiative will necessitate that the Trump administration makes difficult judgment calls about the faith.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
An Eerily Familiar 20th-Century Hoax
What happened when a mega-famous evangelist went missing?
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So
Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.
The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert
Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad
The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain
Ron Chernow’s biography dwells more on the wreck of a man than on his sublimely comic work.
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
And start raising kind ones.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades
My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.
A Grand Experiment in Parenthood and Friendship
Would you raise kids with your best pals?
DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease
Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
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