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The Godfather of the Woke Right

A 2011 book by Pat Buchanan shows the deep roots of today’s right-wing illiberalism.

Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab

Can anyone stop his space-based internet?

‘I Run the Country and the World’

Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.

‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’

The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.

The Plight of the Eldest Daughter

Women are expected to be nurturers. Firstborns are expected to be exemplars. Being both is exhausting.

Breakfast Is Breaking

The classic American version hasn’t changed much in a century. Now it faces an identity crisis.

What Kind of Questions Did 17th-Century Daters Have?

Advice columns have always appealed to people’s perennial confusion about love and marriage.

The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals

They finally got the Democratic Party to listen to them. Then came Trump’s second term.

Trump’s Kennedy Center Debut: Les Mis and Six-Figure Checks

The president will attend a fundraiser and a showing of Les Misérables at an institution he hopes to remake in his image.

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.

Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.

Dear James: When My Husband Speaks, My Brain Turns to Mush

Is this a normal marriage thing?

We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong

What illness taught me about true friendship

Airport Detentions Have Travelers ‘Freaked Out’

Fears of being detained are in overdrive, even if the Trump administration insists that they’re overblown.

Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads

‘It’s All Cronyism Going Forward’

A flu researcher the Trump administration elevated to power will now benefit from a massive funding award.

The ‘Significant Risk’ That Republicans Tank the Economy

How the GOP’s indecision in Congress could crash the markets

How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days

He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids

Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.

Kleptocracy, Inc.

Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.