This Isn’t Dubai; It’s Tuscaloosa
Whose daddy is paying for all this?
Ideas
Have You Considered Not Polluting the Water?
The tech industry will do anything to solve our loneliness epidemic except stop causing it in the first place.
A Rogue Nation on the High Seas
Trump is treating the military like his personal mercenaries.
How to Think, Not What to Think
College is not just about transmitting knowledge—it’s also about learning and practicing the skills that connect us to one another.
A Government of All the Podcasters
The right-wing podcast-industrial complex is establishing new norms and taboos—and expanding the White House’s power.
How Spinoza Overcame 17th-Century Cancel Culture
The great thinker never let his emotions get the better of him. Instead, he used reason to get the better of his detractors.
The Constitution Protects Jimmy Kimmel’s Mistake
Free speech is under assault.
The War Hawk Who Wasn’t
Newly discovered documents reveal Robert McNamara’s private doubts about Vietnam.
Why People Fell for an Outlandish Charlie Kirk Theory
Political violence is a curse for which both the left and right have, at different times, been responsible.
The Last Americans Really Paying Taxes
The tax code is becoming more chaotic and less fair.