How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
‘Terrified’ Federal Workers Are Clamming Up
Sources within the government reveal the true extent of the Trump administration’s crackdown on speech.
Winners of the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top nature photography featured in this year’s competition
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
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.
Read This Before You Buy That Sweater
Or at least read the tag
The Perfect Show for Family Entertainment
Culture and entertainment musts from Boris Kachka
The DOGE Project Will Backfire
Trump’s war on public employees is bad for all of us.
MAGA Has Found a New Model
The leading figures of the Trump administration have fallen for a far-right party in Germany.
The Trump World Order
In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.
A Friday-Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
Something’s Fishy About the ‘Migrant Crisis’
The federal government’s dysfunction leaves immigrant-friendly cities feeling overwhelmed.
Europe Faces Putin Without America’s Help
European democracies must stop infantilizing themselves.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees
The evidence of the past few days suggests that they are all deluding themselves.
Intimidating Americans Will Not Work
Trump is punishing Americans who don’t say the words he likes best. That’s not how it works in America.
DOGE’s Reign of Ineptitude
Slashing and burning won’t help with efficiency.
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
The Republican nominee’s preoccupation with dictators, and his disdain for the American military, is deepening.
How Lebanon Transformed Anthony Bourdain
In 2006, he found himself in a country falling into war—an experience that forever altered how he would understand people, culture, history, and conflict.
Why So Many People Are Unhappy in Retirement
Too often, we imagine life to be like the hero’s journey, and leave out its crucial last step: letting go.
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