Iran Could Speedrun the Vietnamese Path
Let’s hope so.
Ideas
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.
Trump Looks Frantic
So much bluster signifying nothing
The Quintessential Trumpian Sport
Though despised by the American right, soccer is a clear expression of the president’s politics.
The Hormuz War Will End
And when it does, a rare window for bold collective action will open.