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Canadian Officers Don’t Want to Serve in the U.S. Anymore

Trump’s threats are making a real impact on U.S.-Canada military cooperation.

The Bill for Trumpism Comes Due

Budget promises made, budget promises broken

Why Trump Is Furious at Ukraine

The president thinks the country is trying to undermine his party’s chances in the midterm elections.

Elon Musk and Dario Amodei Are Offering Gifts—With Strings Attached

Their charitable acts could help a lot of people—but they also raise questions about these companies’ role in society.

You Can Believe Everything

What do Elizabeth Holmes and Elon Musk’s flying car have in common?

France Will Never Be Enough for the People Desecrating It

No society, no matter how equal or enlightened, can satisfy nihilists.

Donald Trump Really Wants This Golf Course

The government is going to considerable—bordering on absurd—lengths to make a D.C. park worthy of the PGA.

Sally Rooney Is Wrong, and So Is What’s Happening to Her

You don’t have to agree with the author and activist to see that Britain’s suppression of speech is a problem.

Trump Jr. Privately Breaks With His Dad

In private conversations, including with his father, Donald Trump Jr. has raised concerns about the Iran war.

All the President’s Hotties

Donald Trump is 100 percent behind Jon Husted’s behind.

Winners of the 2026 Epson International Pano Awards

A collection of some of the highest-scoring images from the 17th edition of this panoramic-photo competition

Trump’s ‘Staggering One-Two Punch’ to Ukraine

Why is Trump making deals with Putin?

What Lego Lost When It Grew Up

The company’s overt outreach to an adult market has changed the nature of its products.

The Cynicism of Trump’s Climate Policy

The EPA’s latest emissions guidance is nihilistic—and also wrong.

The New Food Movement

Twenty years since my book The Omnivore’s Dilemma was published, America’s food system is still a mess—but there are reasons for optimism.

Why Is Strategy So Difficult?

It can be studied, but rarely mastered.

A New Season of Autocracy in America

Anne Applebaum’s podcast asks: Can we repair the American institutions Donald Trump is breaking?

Americans Are Spending More Money to Drive Worse Cars

If high gas prices won’t persuade drivers to go electric, what will?

What Trump’s Comments About France Say About Him

The president’s reaction to mass protests in France tells us more about his mentality and domestic politics than it does about French society.

Two Firefighters Died in Yosemite—For What?

The effort put into controlling even remote fires has started to baffle some veterans.