The Absurdity of New York City’s Pied-à-Terre Tax
Zohran Mamdani has wasted an opportunity to address the city’s real long-term fiscal problems.
Ideas
Pied-à-Temper-Tantrum
Outrage over New York City’s new tax is a tempest in a walk-in closet.
Hegseth’s Pentagon Lurches off the Rails
The resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is the latest sign of severe dysfunction in the Defense Department.
The Women Obsessed With Lindsay Clancy
Horrific crimes have always attracted attention, but the women who have filled the courtroom are seeking something beyond spectacle.
The Apocalyptic Style in Woke Thinking
Much of the climate movement, particularly its most radical elements, has pivoted to Palestine.
The Fight Between Texas and Minnesota Should Never Have Gotten This Far
A legal battle over one ICE agent’s future is a sign of serious strain between red and blue America.
How the Right Could Actually End Birthright Citizenship
The conservative legal movement doesn’t consider the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to be the final word on the Fourteenth Amendment. And it already has a playbook for overturning it.
A Society of Cheats
Students’ use of AI is teaching them to cut corners, disdain rules, and believe that integrity is for suckers and wimps.
What Might Happen to Trump’s Ill-Gotten Gains
Lessons from fallen autocrats
How Karoline Leavitt Debased Her Job
In an administration where everybody’s job is to lie on television, the role of the press secretary is redundant.