What the Roberts Court Is Actually Trying to Accomplish
It’s not about Trump.
Ideas
High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone
A new rung at the top of the housing ladder permits people lower down to climb up.
The Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem
How did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich?
The Orality Theory of Everything
The decline of reading and the rise of social media are again transforming what it feels like to be a thinking person.
How the Supreme Court Spared America
The ruling against Trump’s tariffs is a major victory for the constitutional separation of powers, rule of law, and millions of American consumers and businesses.
The Dire Meaning of Gallup’s Announcement
The company’s presidential-approval poll is the latest casualty in a divided, suspicious nation.
The Supreme Court Isn’t a Rubber Stamp
Regardless, the tariffs will be back.
The Supreme Court Delivers Trump a Humiliating Gift
Finally, a check on the president’s tariff powers.
Our Olympians Are Being Put in an Impossible Position
American athletes have been asked to account for Trump—then attacked for doing so.
The Day Jesse Jackson Made Me Cry
I interacted with him, on and off, for 30 years. He was brilliant, at times electrifying, and at times confounding.