The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center
I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.
Ukraine Has Written Off the United States
Zelensky has stopped pretending that Trump might be an ally.
One of These Trump Threats Is Not Like the Others
Trump has developed a reputation for backing down from his most over-the-top threats, but dismissing his words is a mistake.
I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.
Trump Voters Are Over It
A shocking number of the president’s supporters have turned against him.
The Scapegoat Scam
Hungarians stopped falling for an authoritarian’s trick.
Pope James David Vance the First
The vice president has decided he’s a more accomplished theologian than Leo XIV.
Breaking Free From Alex Jones
A former Infowars employee on radicalization, lies, and getting out
History Is Running Backwards
Why reactionaries are taking over the world
The Donald J. Trump Guide to Classic Fairy Tales
Has the president failed to learn the lessons of classic cautionary fables—or does he just understand them in his own novel ways?
The Real Crisis of The Pitt
What the hit show’s approach to Dr. Robby reveals
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Fewer young people are getting into relationships.
Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
Iran Had a Doomsday Weapon All Along
Control of a vital waterway gives Tehran the deterrence power it’s always wanted.
The Publishing Mystery That No One Wants to Talk About
A minimally speaking autistic man just wrote a best-selling book. Or did he?
The First Draft of Cultural History
Lena Dunham’s new memoir is a fascinating primary source of Hollywood in the 2010s.
Israel Moderates Are Losing the Democratic Party
Their position has become untenable. But liberal Zionists can adapt.
Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable
If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.
The DNA Fix for Aging
Everyone’s DNA keeps mutating. Could correcting those errors lead to longevity?