The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu
Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.
Now Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce
Food safety in America is under attack.
How Part-Time Jobs Became a Trap
For millions of American low-wage workers today, the problem is not overwork—it’s underwork.
Who Counts as Christian?
A new initiative will necessitate that the Trump administration makes difficult judgment calls about the faith.
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
A new sign that AI is competing with college grads
We’re All Living in a Carl Hiaasen Novel
In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift
An Old-School Pitching Coach Says I Told You So
Leo Mazzone was right about the undue focus on pitch velocity.
Indonesia’s ‘Silvermen’ Beg for Survival
In Jakarta, to make ends meet, some people have chosen to paint themselves silver, seeking donations from passing motorists.
Why I’m Leaving Pacific Palisades
My family survived the fire. We want to rebuild. But another, greater conflagration has enveloped us.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Why Study History?
Civic education can help us to see that not all problems have solutions, to live with tentative answers, to accept compromise, to embrace responsibilities as well as rights—to understand that democracy is a way of living, not a settled destination.
Against Sunscreen Absolutism
Moderate sun exposure can be good for you. Why won’t American experts acknowledge that?
Dear James: I Have Debilitating Stage Fright
How to overcome my panic?
Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?
An emerging critical consensus argues that we’ve entered a cultural dark age. I’m not so sure.
The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)
The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids
And start raising kind ones.
J. D. Vance’s Very Weird Views About Women
Most people who feel as he does are polite enough to keep it to themselves.