The Lessons of 1800
Two key components of a contentious presidential election are speaking loudly to the present.
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
No One Has an Alibi
Trump has told us his plans, so vote as if the country depends on you. It does.
Miranda’s Last Gift
When our daughter died suddenly, she left us with grief, memories—and Ringo.
A Tiny Petrostate Is Running the World’s Climate Talks
Again.
The Right’s New Kingmaker
Charlie Kirk can speak to all factions of the GOP like few others can.
Trump Needs Help
Last night he simulated oral sex in public.
Donald Trump’s Hatred of Free Speech
The former president is not just going after journalists. He is targeting all Americans.
Nobody Look at Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook doesn’t want attention right now.
The Man Who’s Sure That Harris Will Win
Allan Lichtman is known for correctly forecasting elections. But his record is not as impressive as it seems.
How Is It This Close?
The most remarkable thing about the 2024 presidential election is that roughly half the electorate still supports Donald Trump.
I Love to Drive Fast, and I Cannot Stop
Is my bad habit going to be my demise?
On Election Night, Stare Into the Abyss
Ponder the creative violence of the cosmos.
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.
Why Evangelicals Are Comparing Trump to This Biblical Monarch
Analogizing the former president to Jehu may carry some disturbing implications.
This Is Not the End of America
“Democracy lives in the people.”
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Why You Might Need an Adventure
In a rut? Try shaking things up.
The ‘Blue Dot’ That Could Clinch a Harris Victory
Everything just might come down to Omaha.
The Shadow Over Kamala Harris’s Campaign
In presenting the nation with the catastrophic notion of his return to office, Donald Trump is robbing his opponent of her full moment—and the moment of its full meaning.