A New Kind of Crisis for American Universities
The ivory tower has been breached.
Afrikaner ‘Refugees’ Welcome
Trump wants to “promote the resettlement” of white South Africans.
The Great Political Sort Is Happening at the Office
Social workers are Democrats. Real-estate brokers are Republicans. What does your job say about your politics?
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
What Happens When Bird Flu Gets Worse?
Most of Trump’s health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.
What an ‘America First’ Diet Would Really Look Like
The notion that the U.S. could produce all of its food domestically is nice, but very far from reality.
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
The World’s Most Powerful Unelected Bureaucrat
Donald Trump said he’d return decision making to democratically elected officials. Instead, he’s handed it over to the world’s richest man.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
What Is AI Distillation?
And what does it mean if DeepSeek did it?
The Cruel Attack on USAID
Trump’s assault on the aid agency poses a haunting question.
Should I Leave My American Partner?
I love him, but I don’t know if I can live in the U.S. forever.
What Trump Is Getting From Eric Adams
The mayor bent the knee, and his reward has arrived.
How Trump Lost His Trade War
When the U.S. breaks its treaties, only China wins.
The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives
Amway sold my family a life built on delusion.
The Outsider Who Captured American Loneliness
The Finnish writer Tove Jansson returned from a U.S. trip with a new perspective on home—and an enduring novel.
Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
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 New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.
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