Bad News
Legacy media must compete against a choose-your-own-adventure reality.
The Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Why People Itch, and How to Stop It
Scientists are discovering lots of little itch switches.
What the Left Keeps Getting Wrong
Democrats should not dismiss Trump’s win as the result of sexism and racism alone.
A Food-Allergy Fix Hiding in Plain Sight
Why did it take so long to reach patients?
Trump Won. Now What?
The United States is about to become a different kind of country.
Why Biden’s Team Thinks Harris Lost
Embedded in their autopsies was their own unstated faith that they could have done better.
The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
One Democratic congressman wasn’t surprised by Tuesday’s election results.
The Coming Birth-Control Revolution
An abundance of new methods for men could transform women’s contraception too.
‘Make America Healthy Again’ Sounds Good Until You Start Asking Questions
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health agenda is politically slippery.
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
The Only Thing Worse Than Talking to Joe Rogan
Not talking to him.
The Death of Search
AI is transforming how billions navigate the web. A lot will be lost in the process.
Why America Still Doesn’t Have a Female President
Every woman is the wrong woman.
Why Did Latinos Vote for Trump?
The narrative of America as the land of the free has ceased to be many voters’ top priority.
Democrats Deserved to Lose
They have tried to do a zillion different things and done them badly, at great expense.
Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump’s Campaign
“What’s discipline got to do with winning?”
Why Democrats Are Losing the Culture War
The booming right-wing influencer ecosystem helped reelect Donald Trump—and the other side may not have an answer.
Are We Living in a Different America?
A postelection conversation with staff writers Anne Applebaum and McKay Coppins