The Pentagon Against the Think Tanks
Pete Hegseth finds a new enemy.
Ideas
Why Marriage Survives
The institution has adapted, and is showing new signs of resilience.
Scammers Are Coming for College Students
The U.S. Department of Education used to employ people whose job was to stop waste, fraud, and abuse. Now almost all of their desks are empty.
The FBI’s Leaders ‘Have No Idea What They’re Doing’
A casualty of Trump’s purge speaks out.
Trump’s Desperate Move to Quiet the Epstein Scandal
The president tries to distract his followers with revisionist history about the Russia investigation.
The WNBA Has a Good Problem on Its Hands
Women’s basketball players are demanding higher pay. That’s what happens when business is booming.
The Death of Democracy Promotion
Despots and human-rights abusers can rest easy now that America has gotten out of their way.
How NASA Engineered Its Own Decline
The agency once projected America’s loftiest ideals. Then it ceded its ambitions to Elon Musk.
Zelensky Learned the Wrong Lesson From Trump
Trump withdrew from the fight against kleptocracy, and other countries have absorbed that fact.
Trump Is Making Socialism Great Again
Capitalism needs better advocates.