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The Bluesky Bubble
This is a relapse, not a fix.
The Perverse Logic of Trump’s Nomination Circus
The sheer quantity of individually unqualified selections might make blocking any of them harder.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
A Film Impossible to Have Mild Feelings About
Emilia Pérez is messy, excessive, and manipulative—and spectacular because of it.
Amazon Haul Is an Omen
Welcome to the slop era of online shopping.
The Onion’s Most Trenchant Headline
The satirical site’s announcement that it is acquiring Alex Jones’s Infowars created confusion—and perfectly captured the media world we’re living in.
Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.
What the Band Eats
Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead
Get Ready for Higher Food Prices
Trump vowed to lower food prices. His policies will almost certainly do the opposite.
The Democrats Are Committing Partycide
In the future, even winning the former “Blue Wall” states won’t be enough for the party’s presidential nominees.
Israel Is Fighting a Different War Now
The Israeli high command now sees all of its conflicts as elements of a single, multifront war with Iran.
The Secret to Thinking Your Way Out of Anxiety
To live with uncertainty, see it as opportunity instead.
A Former Republican Strategist on Why Harris Lost
Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
Why the Gaetz Announcement Is Already Destroying the Government
With his Cabinet picks, Donald Trump is causing a civil-service exodus that may hobble federal infrastructure for generations.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Is a National-Security Risk
The Senate can stop her.
An American Catastrophe
The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy
It’s one of his many, many disappointments.
Republican Leaders Are More Afraid of Trump Than Ever
Trump’s ridiculous Cabinet nominations will provide senators with a new test.