Academia Needs to Stick Up for Itself
American higher education would be in a much stronger position today if it had made a proactive case to the public for its own importance—and taken steps to address its very real shortcomings.
Ideas
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
The Way of the Gun
Death by firing squad has come back to America.
The Only Question Trump Asks Himself
Trump does not do “policy” as Washington understands that term. His approach is personal, transactional, ad hoc, and episodic.
Europe Can’t Trust the U.S. Anymore
One Trump administration was a mistake; two Trump administrations will be read, correctly, as a divergence that can never be repaired.
Colleges Have No Idea How to Comply With Trump’s Orders
The Trump administration’s confusing instructions to universities have generated a flurry of nomenclature modifications—a kind of anti-woke theater.
Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped
A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He’ll do anything to prove he’s right—and terrorize anyone who says he’s wrong.
The Diseases Are Coming
Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.
Move Fast and Destroy Democracy
Silicon Valley’s titans have decided that ruling the digital world is not enough.
Putin Won
The Russian dictator has bent the world, including the United States, to his vision.