‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.
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 Subtlety of the Macho-Men SNL Sketch
Bad Bunny’s sketch about what two Latino men are really saying about their girlfriends reveals what people often miss across cultural barriers.
The Visionary of Trump 2.0
Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.
No One Knows How to ‘Save’ Hollywood
Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on movies seized upon the American film industry’s existential panic.
The New MAGA World Order
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.
What We Inherit From Our Parents
We’re not doomed to repeat their mistakes, or destined to mimic their best behavior.
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
The Day Grok Told Everyone About ‘White Genocide’
What in the world just happened with Elon Musk’s chatbot?
An Autopsy Report on Biden’s In-Office Decline
“Five people were running the country,” a political insider told the authors of the new book Original Sin. “And Joe Biden was at best a senior member of the board.”
The Neo-Anti-Vaxxers Are in Power Now
A new cadre of officials might deal in evidence more than Robert F. Kennedy Jr. does, but they still question the worth of vaccines.
The Plight of the Eldest Daughter
Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.
The Myth of the Poverty Trap
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?
The Birthright-Citizenship Case Isn’t Really About Birthright Citizenship
And there’s good reason for that.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Something’s Fishy About the ‘Migrant Crisis’
The federal government’s dysfunction leaves immigrant-friendly cities feeling overwhelmed.
A Week of Manufactured Trump Victories
Shashi Tharoor and the Trump grift machine
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
Was Sam Altman Right About the Job Market?
Tech companies are unleashing AI products that do much more than answer questions.