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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.
Pete Buttigieg in the Wilderness
He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?
‘America Doesn’t Want My Children or Grandchildren’
The Cruz family spent years building a life in New York. Then the risks of staying became too great.
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities
Is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the last best hope for American arts and letters—or is it killing them?
The Democrats Aren’t Built for This
They say they want to save democracy. First they’ll need to get out of their own way.
America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
The Fall of the House of Assad
A detached ruler, obsessed with sex and video games, refused every lifeline he was offered.
The Secrets of Indigenous Art
Major exhibitions are upending the way people understand Native American and Aboriginal artists.