The Markets Won’t Save the Fed From Trump
Investors can’t do what politicians and voters won’t do.
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When Children Forget the Colors of Foods
“We wake up, we fetch water, we stand in line for bread.”
The Defiant Conventionality of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Swifties love seeing him take pride in her success.
Trump Loses a Lawyer—And Much More
If Alina Habba’s appointment is illegal, so is much more of Trump’s DOJ takeover.
College-Age Jews Are Heading South
The Ivy League’s problems are southern schools’ opportunity.
Trump Is Sending a Terrifyingly Clear Message
The president is going after his enemies and undermining the American system.
The West Bank Is Sliding Toward a Crisis
Unless it changes course, Israel is closer to triggering a second war with West Bank Palestinians than to ending the disastrous conflict in Gaza.
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It
Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why.
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
What Trump Doesn’t Understand About ‘America First’
It’s time for Europe and the United States to accept how different they actually are.