MAGA Is Starting to Crack
Now that Trump is president again, the right’s moment of unity is over.
How My Struggle With Wittgenstein Can Make You Happier
Using big ideas in small doses is a great way to realize the benefits of philosophy.
David Lynch, My Neighbor
The late director made beguiling movies about Los Angeles; he also loved his Scion xB.
A Christ-Lite Sermon
Nothing is more Christian than protecting vulnerable immigrants. Why couldn’t Bishop Mariann Budde just say that?
In This Horror Movie, You Can Look, But Not Touch
Presence locks its monster—and the viewer—behind the camera.
The Oscars Have Left the Mainstream Moviegoer Behind
The Academy found its nominees on the international film-festival circuit, not at the movie theater.
This Movie Understands Difficult People
Hard Truths takes an astonishingly sensitive approach in telling the story of a bitter housewife.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
Capitulation Is Contagious
When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End
Three decades into the internet era, the Supreme Court finally appears ready to uphold age-verification laws.
Eric Adams’s Totally Predictable MAGA Turn
A tale of two New York politicians, meant for each other
Turns Out Signing the Hunter Biden Letter Was a Bad Idea
Why so many titans of intelligence were willing to risk their hard-won credibility is deeply mysterious.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
January 6ers Got Out of Prison—And Came to My Neighborhood
The strange new reality after Trump’s pardons
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard
Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.
When Kids Have to Act Like Parents, It Affects Them for Life
Some people who have to be responsible for their siblings or parents as children grow up to be compulsive caretakers.
Watch Out for Mechanical Nightingales
In an age of ideological conformity and technological brain-suck, the world needs more disobedient artists and thinkers.
Trump’s First Week Back
Lawmakers from both parties respond to the president’s flurry of executive orders.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.