The Worst of Crypto Is Yet to Come
No matter who wins in November, the digital-asset market could be on the brink of a deregulation-fueled bonanza.
Ideas
The End of Francis Fukuyama
The legendary political scientist is very much alive, but liberal democracy is at risk.
How to Prevent the Worst From Happening
If Trump wins the presidency again, conservatism will be homeless, a philosophy without a party, for at least a generation.
Solidarity and Gaza
Black people see what is happening to Palestinians, and many feel the tug of the familiar in their heart.
Trump Wants You to Accept All of This as Normal
The former president is psychologically preparing Americans for an assault on the electoral system.
Why Major Newspapers Won’t Endorse Kamala Harris
Democracy dies in broad daylight.
The Truth About Polling
We don’t know what we think we know about how Americans will vote.
‘Okay, I Will Join the Marines’
The story of Lefty Leflar, who died earlier this month, epitomizes the experience of countless young Americans for whom the Vietnam War never ended.
The Most Opinionated Man in America
Mike Solana, a Peter Thiel protégé, has made his Pirate Wires newsletter a must-read among the anti-woke investor class—and a window into what the most powerful people in tech really think.
The Death of American Exceptionalism
What it means that most young people in the U.S. no longer believe their country is anything special