Your Money Worries Might Be Hiding Something Deeper
Once you’ve met your most basic needs, riches won't help you feel better about yourself.
Éric Zemmour's Reconquest
I witnessed France’s far-right standard bearer electrify a seething and violent mob.
Why I Speak Out
When Turkey’s leader came after me and my family, America welcomed me with open arms.
How Americans Became Obsessed With Missing Children—Again
The making of a 21st-century moral panic
Democrats Have No Idea How to Win the Culture Wars
Echoing the New Democrats of the Clinton era, some liberal critics are begging Democrats to change course.
The Experiment Podcast: Protecting the Capitol One Year After January 6
Nearly one year after commanding the D.C. National Guard during the January 6 insurrection, Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker is helping ensure the Capitol will never be attacked again.
Lauren Boebert’s Gun Photo Is Doing Exactly What She Intended
The Colorado representative is using her family Christmas portrait to evoke liberal hysteria.
Omicron’s Explosive Growth Is a Warning Sign
We don’t know how severe Omicron is, but we do know it’s spreading very fast.
Our First Preview of How Vaccines Will Fare Against Omicron
The variant will change the risk landscape for the vaccinated. The question is, how much?
A Tragic Conflict of Competing Goods
Searching for nuance at a pivotal moment in the abortion debate
10 Books Texas Doesn’t Want You to Read
School districts are now capitulating to government pressure and going along with censorship in libraries.
2021 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months
It’s time to revisit some of the most memorable events and images of 2021. Events covered in this essay include the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, vaccination drives worldwide, flooding in Western Europe, a “sea snot” outbreak in Turkey, and much more.
Omicron Has Created a Whole New Booster Logic
For a while I was on the fence about getting another shot. Then came the newest variant of concern.
Why Mitch McConnell Caved Again
The Republican leader’s decision to fold—again—on the debt ceiling arises from a position of political strength, not weakness.
The Kleptocrats Next Door
The United States has a dirty-money problem.
What Happened to American Conservatism?
The rich philosophical tradition I fell in love with has been reduced to Fox News and voter suppression.
Falsifying Russia’s History Is a Step Toward More Violence
By attacking the past, Putin and his supporters are also attacking the future.
A Legendary VC Has a Plan for Solving Climate Change
John Doerr’s new book, Speed and Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now, is a checklist for global action.
Three Myths of the Great Resignation
What if I told you the Big Quit wasn’t really about “quitting”?
The West’s Nuclear Mistake
No government that really regarded climate change as its top energy priority would close nuclear plants before the end of their useful lives.