The Rise of the Brutal American
This is how the bad guys act.
The November Election That Still Hasn’t Been Certified
North Carolinians voted in a state-supreme-court election four months ago. What’s going on?
When a Celebrity Offers a ‘Harsh Reality Check’
Artists’ attempts at activism often meet mockery on social media. One actor figured out a better way to do it.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Putin Is Loving This
Russian state TV is sounding an awful lot like Trumpworld these days.
Russia Is Not Winning
At the current rate, Russia will control all of Ukraine in about 118 years.
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
The Democrats’ ‘No We Can’t’ Strategy
The party hasn’t shown much of an ability to unite around its best interests lately.
What Does Dan Bongino Believe?
The new FBI deputy director has written that his own agency perpetrated “the greatest scandal in American political history.”
The Supreme Court Foreign-Aid Ruling Is a Bad Sign for Trump
Yes, the Court could do even more to push back, but it isn’t giving him wins that he needs.
Trump, by Any Means Necessary
Trump tried to steal the 2020 election. He shows no sign that he would accept a loss in the future.
The Pro-Vaccine Surgeon Who Will Soon Report to RFK Jr.
Marty Makary could have an impossible job as FDA commissioner.
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.
Dear James: My Husband Is a Mess
It’s gotten so bad, I’m considering leaving him.
The Putinization of America
Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation.
Why Trump Thanked John Roberts
The conservative justices are frequently accomplices to Trump’s assault on democracy.
The Specter of American Oligarchy
Generations of Americans have questioned the role of the wealthy few who govern the many.
The Job Market Is Frozen
Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring. What’s going on?
Democrats Are Acting Too Normal
In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics.
How the Index Card Cataloged the World
Carl Linnaeus, the father of biological taxonomy, also had a hand in inventing this tool for categorizing anything. An Object Lesson.