The Bursting of the Tel Aviv Bubble
The liberal, cosmopolitan side of Israel is facing a moment of truth.
The Questions Adam Hamawy Won’t Answer
He’s likely to end up in Congress. He still hasn’t fully accounted for why he once kept company with the man known as the Blind Sheikh.
Is Radicalism the Answer?
The legal scholar Samuel Moyn argues that moderates have given up on the emancipatory promise of liberalism.
The Protect College Sports Act Isn’t Enough
A much-hyped piece of legislation is more bark than bite.
The Secret Code of Pickup Basketball
The game presents a social problem: How does one find comity among a group of jostling strangers?
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
Redistricting Isn’t Going as Republicans Planned
A North Carolina Democrat is trying to keep his seat in a district that’s been redrawn twice.
A Pro-Russia Strongman at Mar-a-Lago
Milorad Dodik, the separatist Bosnian Serb leader, has won MAGA’s favor after a lobbying bonanza.
Forget Grit
Even the luminaries of the self-help genre have begun to recognize how little in life we can actually control.
Inside the Plan to Send 1,000 DOJ Monitors to the Polls
The Justice Department has assured local officials that monitoring will follow past norms, but election clerks say they have reason to worry.
Trump Is Closing From Behind
His final plea to voters is not about the issues that matter the most to them.
Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
The Collapse of Cuba
Hunger. Sickness. Blackouts. Abandoned streets. The withering of the state is shocking to behold.
The Variety Bag Has Ruined Halloween
Corporate consolidation and changing tastes have made kids’ holiday hauls boring.
Foie Gras Is Tearing D.C. Apart
A proposed ban on the delicacy is somehow the most contentious question on the ballot.
The Issues Christian Voters Are Neglecting
What would a Christian political agenda look like if it were measured by the lives that could be saved, sheltered, and healed?
How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine
No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.
White-Collar Work Is Just Meetings Now
The meeting-industrial complex has grown to the point that communications has eclipsed creativity as the central skill of modern work.
What Should You Do With Your Money in the Age of AI?
Financial tips for AI doomers (and accelerationists)
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
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