Trump Teaches Canada What It Means to be a U.S. Ally Now
The president’s attacks on long-standing friends are changing the balance of global power.
New Mexico’s Free-Child-Care Gamble
The state has promised universal coverage. Can it deliver?
Dear James: I’m Tired of Being a Compulsive Liar
How to break the habit?
The Perks of Morbid Curiosity
Horror does more than just scare us for fun. It trains us for life.
Iran’s Last Ally in the Middle East
Iraq is oil-rich and buzzing with new construction—yet it still can’t get out from between the U.S. and Iran.
Trump Is Demolishing Four Pillars of American Power
By rejecting the lessons of the previous century, the president has undermined America’s advantage over China and Russia.
The U.S. Is on Track to Lose a War With China
Modern warfare is decided by production capacity and technological mastery, not by individual valor.
President for Life
Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.
Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way
Our election system is reaching a breaking point.
Trump Needs the UN in Gaza
Humanitarian aid is a key component of Trump’s peace deal. Securing it will depend on American involvement.
The Military’s Missile-Defense System Cannot Be as Good as It Says
Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie, A House of Dynamite, is more accurate on this point than the Defense Department itself.
A Donor-Funded Army Wouldn’t Just Be Illegal—It Would be Dangerous
You don’t need a political-science degree to understand why wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea.
No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is
The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moons, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.
‘California Is Allowed to Hit Back’
Democrats are ready to match the GOP’s gerrymandering ruthlessness. Will voters go along?
The Innovation That’s Killing Restaurant Culture
Delivery has turned America into a nation of order-inners.
What Trump Could Learn From Ulysses S. Grant
The last American crisis over civilian-military relations ended with a general’s historic choice.
Photos: The Colors of October
Foliage, flight, and festivity around the Northern Hemisphere at the peak of autumn
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
The Trump administration is trying to muddle reality—and create apathy.
What Leni Riefenstahl’s Work Reveals About Fascism
The director’s collaborations with the Nazi government translated Hitler’s ideas to film, almost verbatim.
The Mysterious, Enchanting Qualities of Chocolate
Its flavor can transport you, maybe not always to faraway places but certainly out of reality.