Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable
If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.
Ideas
The Looming College-Enrollment Death Spiral
After many decades of democratization, higher education could once again become a luxury good.
The Romance of the Gas-Station Sign
A few glowing roadside numerals set the national mood.
Iran Could Speedrun the Vietnamese Path
Let’s hope so.
How Did Samuel Alito Become This Angry?
A quiet, bookish justice’s personal leanings have become ever more overt.
The Iran War Showed a New Side of Pope Leo
Don’t call him the quiet pope anymore.
States Are Learning the Wrong Lesson From the ‘Mississippi Miracle’
A phonics-based curriculum is only one part of how Mississippi went from worst to first in education. The other part is much harder to pull off.
Pete Hegseth Is Trying to Resegregate the Military
“Color-blind and merit-based” now seems to be anything but.
Only Losers Play the Madman
Does Trump seem crazy? Sure. Credible, not so much.
Did Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran?
If such an order comes to pass, the military can and must refuse.