Is Radicalism the Answer?
The legal scholar Samuel Moyn argues that moderates have given up on the emancipatory promise of liberalism.
How American Girl Doll Lost Its Way
At 40, the brand faces a midlife crisis.
The Currency of the Journal Article Is Collapsing
As an editor I can say that we are being flooded with AI-assisted work.
I Thought I’d Left Authoritarianism Behind
Four decades ago, I escaped Communist Czechoslovakia for America. Now my adopted homeland reminds me of the one that I fled.
The Rise of the Tallboy Is a Sign of the Times
America has entered its big-beer era.
The Bursting of the Tel Aviv Bubble
The liberal, cosmopolitan side of Israel is facing a moment of truth.
The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
The Protect College Sports Act Isn’t Enough
A much-hyped piece of legislation is more bark than bite.
The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore
The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.
Forget Grit
Even the luminaries of the self-help genre have begun to recognize how little in life we can actually control.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
Why I Run
I took up the sport to be like my father. I kept going because he stopped.
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.
Where No Man Has Gone Before
The late actor exemplified the wisdom and sophistication of his most famous character, Jean-Luc Picard.
Choose Your Overlord
Musk vs. Bezos