The Crisis for Democrats in Michigan
The Senate election presents liberals with a grim choice.
Ideas
The Sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln Deserve Better
The treatment of those on board betrays the promise made by the 16th president himself.
The Wrath of MAGA
The ferocity of the response to Jon Ossoff reveals something deeper about the world of Trump supporters.
The Supreme Court Isn’t Interested in Facts
In decision after decision, the conservative justices are ignoring the evidentiary record that lower courts have worked hard to establish.
Spencer Cox’s Crusade
The Republican governor thinks he can drain the bile from partisan combat. Trying to do it almost broke him.
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Data Centers Are a Distraction
What humanity needs is an international AI nonproliferation treaty.
Americans Are Spending Luxury Dollars for Dive-Bar Service
The government’s onerous rules impose a burdensome tax on time.
The Absolute Pleasure of Tim Curry
His magic lay in his ability to be outrageous without being self-conscious.
The Most Beautiful Woman
What Dolly Parton meant to the South
The Jason Arday Truthers
The concerted effort to airbrush the late fabulist’s life