Why Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Is Still Useful
For more than a decade, he has been known more as a regime opponent than as a supporter.
Ideas
I Believe California Has a Right to Exist
Gavin Newsom also has a right to exist.
Andrew Tate Doesn’t Get the Point of Books
The erosion of deep reading weakens our capacity to grasp complex ideas.
Gullible, Cynical America
The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time
The Left Shouldn’t Demonize Homeowners
Zohran Mamdani’s DSA allies malign homeownership. But in New York City, it has changed lives and transformed neighborhoods.
The Pete Hegseth Exception
Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.
The Mind-Body Question
Are we all material—tissues and veins—or is there some nonmaterial substance, some essence, that transcends the corporeal form?
A Word for Our Troubled Times
Too many people are living fragmented lives.
Anthropic’s Ethical Stand Could Be Paying Off
The AI company gave up a $200 million contract—and might be getting something more valuable in return.
The Fugitive Slave Who Wrote to the President
What William Grimes wanted John Quincy Adams to know about freedom on the 50th anniversary of the country’s founding