DOGE Was Bad. Schedule F Will Be Worse.
An executive order will convert 50,000 government employees into de facto political appointees who serve only at the president’s pleasure.
The Polls Are Sending Trump a Message
The president is eager to blame the messenger. But his real problem is the numbers themselves.
The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind
A century-old book foresaw Trump’s most basic strategy.
The Liberals Who Can’t Stop Winning
Trump isn’t the only reason Canada’s center-left has stayed in power.
Americans Don’t Do This
On Mahmoud Khalil and the right to free expression
Who’s Afraid of Gen Z’s Squeaky-Clean, Backflipping Bro?
Benson Boone has charmed his way to the top—and that really seems to bother some people.
Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’
The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even worse.
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won.
Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025
A collection of winning and honored images from this year’s nature-photo competition
Miscarriage and Motherhood
What having a baby taught me about the illusion of control
Why Trump Is Giving Putin Everything He Wants
If the U.S. president holds all the cards, why hasn’t he won any concessions from Russia?
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.
Does Anyone Still Hitchhike?
Traveling by thumb isn’t popular anymore. Some say it should be.
A New Book Challenges the Church’s Reputation on Sex
Mainstream Christianity’s attitudes about sex have always been complicated—and its institutions might even be able to evolve.
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
Harvard and the Making of the Unabomber
A series of purposely brutalizing psychological experiments may have confirmed Theodore Kaczynski’s still-forming belief in the evil of science while he was in college.
The Coming Economic Nightmare
Trump’s tariffs could cause stagflation for the first time in decades. It may go on for a long, long time.
The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance
The price of boneless chicken thighs is finally catching up with the price of white meat.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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