America Is Divided. It Makes for Tremendous Content.
Jubilee Media mines the nation’s deepest disagreements for rowdy viral videos. But is all the arguing changing anyone’s mind?
The Animal Story That RFK Jr. Should Know
A vaccine history lesson for the would-be health secretary
Bishop Budde Delivered a Truly Christian Message
Exhortations for mercy are never easy for the powerful to hear.
Emperor Trump’s New Map
The president who built his fan base on isolationism is pivoting to a kind of imperialism that the U.S. hasn’t seen in decades.
Capitulation Is Contagious
When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness.
David Lynch, My Neighbor
The late director made beguiling movies about Los Angeles; he also loved his Scion xB.
Trump Targets His Own Government
A new executive order could enable Trump’s promise of revenge.
Sam Altman Doesn’t Actually Need Trump
Donald Trump says his big new AI initiative is a victory for America. Guess who the real winner is.
David Lynch Captured the Appeal of the Unknown
The late director’s most successful work kept viewers in the dark.
How America’s Fire Wall Against Disease Starts to Fail
Changing the membership of an obscure advisory committee could have an outsized effect on Americans’ protection against disease.
Trump’s Second Term Might Have Already Peaked
As far as policy accomplishments are concerned, it could very well turn out to be as underwhelming as the first.
The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution
Does the text mean what it plainly says?
You’re Being Alienated From Your Own Attention
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention.
The ‘Dark Prophet’ of L.A. Wasn’t Dark Enough
As fires have raged, so have citations of the prescient author Mike Davis. But in a changed world, we need new thinkers too.
Watch Out for Mechanical Nightingales
In an age of ideological conformity and technological brain-suck, the world needs more disobedient artists and thinkers.
The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End
Three decades into the internet era, the Supreme Court finally appears ready to uphold age-verification laws.
Be Like Sisyphus
How to embrace hopeful pessimism in a moment of despair
Will Trump Keep the Cease-Fire on Track?
A conversation with Yair Rosenberg about Trump’s approach to Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East so far
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard
Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.
Trump’s Pardons Are Sending a Crystal-Clear Message
After the January 6 attacks, right-wing militias went underground. Now they have permission to come out of hiding.