Why Silicon Valley Lost Its Patriotism
The tech industry was built in partnership with government, and it once pursued innovation as part of a shared national project.
Ideas
Afrikaner ‘Refugees’ Only
Trump wants to “promote the resettlement” of white South Africans.
Why the COVID Deniers Won
Lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath
Why No One Can Fix the Broken Licensing System
Scholars and activists haven’t paid enough attention to the role that state boards play in perpetuating both over- and under-regulation.
The Other Fear of the Founders
America’s early leaders were worried not only about demagogues like Donald Trump, but about the rise of an antidemocratic, wealthy elite that goads such men on.
What Trump Is Getting From Eric Adams
The mayor bent the knee, and his reward has arrived.
DOGE Is Failing on Its Own Terms
The Trump administration’s cuts to university research grants will make America sicker and poorer in the long run.
Is This What Cancel Culture Achieved?
Ye called himself a Nazi. That wasn’t the worst story on social media this weekend.
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Why Is the Trump Administration Deleting a Paper on Suicide Risk?
Science and health are under assault.
The New Authoritarianism
This isn’t single-party rule, but it’s not democracy either.