The Pete Hegseth Exception
Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.
Ideas
The Mind-Body Question
Are we all material—tissues and veins—or is there some nonmaterial substance, some essence, that transcends the corporeal form?
A Word for Our Troubled Times
Too many people are living fragmented lives.
Anthropic’s Ethical Stand Could Be Paying Off
The AI company gave up a $200 million contract—and might be getting something more valuable in return.
The Fugitive Slave Who Wrote to the President
What William Grimes wanted John Quincy Adams to know about freedom on the 50th anniversary of the country’s founding
What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose
The risk of a retaliatory attack outside the Middle East is growing.
Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence
The president and his advisers are in the grip of “victory disease.”
I Don’t Know How the War Is Going
The case for a little epistemic humility
How Kristi Noem Lost Her Job
She probably should have seen Trump’s decision to find a new homeland-security secretary coming.
U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot
When a military force begins to decline, the first symptoms may be subtle.