The Texas-Flood Blame Game Is a Distraction
Hastily assigning responsibility comes at the risk of oversimplifying the way natural disasters work.
What’s Brilliant About the New Superman Movie
The newest take on the caped hero wisely embraces his corniness.
The Nuclear Club Might Soon Double
As American power recedes, South Korea, Japan, and a host of other countries may pursue the bomb.
Zohran Mamdani’s Lesson for the Left
The New York City mayoral primary showcased a better kind of politics than progressives are used to.
Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.
How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?
Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
How the West Can Ensure Iran Never Gets the Bomb
The Trump administration has an ideal opportunity to revive a broader coalition to prevent the Islamic Republic becoming nuclear-armed.
Trump’s Only-Okay Economy
He hasn’t crashed it, but he hasn’t made it great either. That’s a problem.
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.
I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.
My futile quest to avoid the material that my entire world is made out of
Dear Therapist: My Daughter Doesn’t Care That I Want Her to Live Closer to Home
I don’t think she truly understands the impact that seeing her only once or twice a year is having on us.
A New Era of Internet Regulation Is About to Begin
A recent Supreme Court case marks the end of America’s three-decade experiment with extreme leniency.
The Man Who Thinks Medicaid Cuts Won’t Cut Medicaid
In Kevin Hassett, the Trump administration has picked an especially unfortunate spokesperson.
A Day in the Life of the Gen Z Worker
Are you sure these are new workplace trends? Are you sure you aren’t just describing a routine phenomenon in an alarmed way?
The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit
A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.
How Public Health Discredited Itself
To earn back the respect of Americans, the profession needs to return to its original principles.
The U.S. Is Switching Sides
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.
Who’s Running American Defense Policy?
Trump’s national-security institutions are still in disorder.
The Inscrutable Supreme Court
Six justices rewarded the Trump administration’s bad behavior—and they did not even tell the American people why.
/media/img/mt/2025/07/2025_07_03_court_mpg/original.gif)