The Terminally Online Are in Charge Now
Prepare for government by meme.
A Former Republican Strategist on Why Harris Lost
Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects
The Weight I Carry
What it’s like to be too big in America
The HR-ification of the Democratic Party
The party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance
Pardon Trump’s Critics Now
President Biden has a moral obligation to do what he can for patriotic Americans who have risked it all.
The Cost-of-Living Crisis Explains Everything
The economy under Biden looked good but felt bad.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
The Exhibit That Will Change How You See Impressionism
The National Gallery’s “Paris 1874” explores the movement’s dark origins.
Putin Isn’t Fighting for Land in Ukraine
And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.
Don’t Give Up on the Truth
Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.
‘Stop Counting Votes, or We’re Going to Murder Your Children’
Election officials are under siege.
Trump Won. Now What?
The United States is about to become a different kind of country.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Don’t Turn Inward
After a bruising election, many Americans may feel an impulse toward solitude. That’s the wrong instinct.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Donald Trump’s Latest Violent Fantasy
The former president muses about reporters getting shot.
Photos From 1898: The Homemade Windmills of Nebraska
Images of some of the creative and inexpensive windmills built by the farmers of Nebraska at the end of the 19th century
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
Trump’s Right-Hand Troll
Stephen Miller once tormented liberals at Duke. Now the president’s speechwriter and immigration enforcer is deploying the art of provocation from the White House.
The Death of Search
AI is transforming how billions navigate the web. A lot will be lost in the process.