The View From the Palisades
A year is only the beginning of recovery from disaster.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Be Declared Honorary Virus
The ceremony will feature roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge.
Has Anyone Checked on J. D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard?
The Trump allies who previously warned against intervention have gone conspicuously silent.
Trump’s Heathen Heart
The president seems intoxicated with military power.
The Friend-Group Fallacy
Many people yearn for a crew, but having one is not actually the norm.
Kids Deserve Better Than Goody Bags
They’re wasteful and impersonal—and tend to deprive children of the joy of thoughtful giving.
‘You Are Now a King, Under a Different Name’
America went to extraordinary lengths to throw off the rituals and titles of monarchy. Why would we fall for royal trappings today?
The Giant, Voracious Sea Lions That Humans Cannot Stop
Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered salmon.
What the Palisades Fire Took, and What It Left
I lost nearly everything, but I stayed myself.
The Military Isn’t MAGA
The Trump administration attempts to silence veterans.
The Respected Economist Turned Trump Propagandist
Kevin Hassett might do Trump’s bidding at the Federal Reserve, marking a new stage in the president’s control over the American economy.
The Venezuelan Opposition Has a Choice
As bad as things look, the country’s democratic forces broke through a similar jam in 1958.
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
RFK Jr.’s Next Move Is What Anti-Vaxxers Have Been Waiting For
Nothing seems to be stopping the health secretary from driving America over a vaccine cliff.
The Polymarket Bets on Maduro Are a Warning
Get ready for the golden age of insider trading.
Everything Reacting to Everything, All at Once
Why the Trump administration is posting messages like “THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE” after the attack on Venezuela
The Big Story: Venezuela and a Warning for Other World Leaders
David Frum and Vivian Salama discuss the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela.
‘Have Fun in Jail’
Inside the courtroom with Nicolás Maduro
The New History of Fighting Slavery
What we learn by tracing rebellions from Africa to the Americas
The Front-Runner
California’s Gavin Newsom would rather be wrong than weak.