Bail Out Argentina
The Trump administration got this one right.
Ideas
Pete Hegseth Is Living the Dream
A man who retired as a major lectures hundreds of generals about the need to meet his standards.
A Prophet’s Diagnosis
With violence and strife erupting all around us, can Russell Nelson’s message of hope, humility, and peace elevate us above that?
The Judaism I Thought I Knew
“I’m just a cultural Jew,” I would tell people, knowing nothing about Jewish culture.
The Myth of the Campus Snowflake
The students I encounter as a university president aren’t afraid of free speech—quite the contrary.
Fully MAGA-fied Christianity
Politics, especially culture-war politics, now provides many fundamentalists and evangelicals with a sense of community and a common enemy.
Illiberal America, MAGA Edition
Republicans had real grievances with progressive orthodoxy—and are using them to justify drastic reprisals.
Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock
When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.
Nexstar and Sinclair Lost Their Game of Chicken
Broadcast-media companies may be growing, but they still couldn’t afford to reject Jimmy Kimmel forever.
The Emptiness of Attacking Critics for Their Hypocrisy
It’s hard to defend crackdowns on free speech. It’s easier to simply claim everyone’s doing it.