Resistance Is Cringe—But It’s Also Effective
Dismissing the movement as embarrassing pap ignores what has made it so powerful.
Ideas
The Depth of MAGA’s Moral Collapse
How we got to “I love Hitler.”
What Won’t Congress Let Trump Get Away With?
The president’s Caribbean boat strikes are setting a dangerous new precedent.
Feeling Desolate? There Is a Cure for That.
Everyone sooner or later faces a dark night of the soul. Don’t hide from yours; learn from it.
Kathryn Bigelow’s Warning to America
The threat of apocalypse never ended. We just chose to forget about it.
The Other Reason Americans Don’t Use Mass Transit
People will take buses and trains only if they feel safe while riding them.
I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia
What the surreal Riyadh Comedy Festival foretold about the kingdom’s future
The Logical End Point of Trump’s Higher-Education Agenda
A “compact” offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities.
America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy
Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.
The Lesson of 1929
Debt is the almost singular through line behind every major financial crisis.