Politics
Your Tribalism Is Dumb
We don't just crave being on a team; we also crave a rival. We want to be in a club, and we want a nemesis to motivate us.
Justice Kavanaugh Stays District Court Order in Ohio Ballot Initiative Dispute
Not all of the action on the shadow docket involves President Trump.
Derek Thompson: Democrats Must Change
The Atlantic's Derek Thompson urges Democrats to embrace more libertarian, pro-growth policies in his new book.
SCOTUS Rules on Deportation Case
Plus: China-U.S. relations heat up, ICE says ideas shouldn't cross borders, sexytime with the computer, and more...
Review: Authoritarianism Backfires in the Latest Dune Installment
In Max's Dune: Prophecy, even the power to predict others' actions can't tame the chaos of free will.
Florida Cops Arrest Transgender Woman for Using Women's Bathroom
“I am here to break the law,” Marcy Rheintgen said after being given a trespass warning.
America Gained Nothing From Trump's Latest Tariff Stunt
There were no deals. There were no wins. There was no plan.
Ksenia Karelina, Imprisoned in Russia for Donating $51 to a Pro-Ukraine Charity, Is Freed
The American citizen had been sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony for treason.
Trade War With China
Plus: Theories to explain Trump's behavior, the radium girls, university investigations, and more...
Mark Clifford: A Political Prisoner Fights for Free Speech in China
The former editor in chief of the South China Morning Post discusses his book on Jimmy Lai, who is currently on trial in Hong Kong for having the audacity to stand up to the government.
Don't Trust the Experts. Make Them Up!
Plus: Trade with China is basically crippled, FEMA weans NYC, and more...
Trump's Manly Tariffs
Plus: Supreme Court in a holding pattern, NYC acts like money grows on trees, and more...
Louisianans Overwhelmingly Reject Gov. Jeff Landry's Amendments
Voters said no to constitutional amendments on juvenile justice, government spending, and more.
Sellouts and Selloffs
Plus: A deportation fight, pussy hats in Maine, antagonizing Brown University, and more...
Trump Is Giving Everyone What They Want In the Dumbest Way Possible
Dynamists, protectionists, hawks, and doves are seeing their policy goals realized in the most bungling and incompetent fashion imaginable.
White House Cites Tariff Reports That Undermine Its Own Claims
Attempting to defend Trump's tariffs, the White House points to studies that show they raise prices, cut manufacturing output, and lead to costly retaliation.
Review: Is the New Captain America Movie an Allegory for Donald Trump?
Brave New World was shot long before the new Trump term, but the parallels are hard to overlook.
Joe Biden's Handlers Definitely Knew. Did the Media?
Now the tell-all books are pouring in.
Liberation Day
Plus: JAQ x Batya Ungar-Sargon, Amazon's bid to purchase TikTok, and more...
Americans Are Deeply Skeptical of Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs
Polls of consumers and surveys of business owners suggest the White House has a lot of convincing to do.
Innocent Father or MS-13 Gang Member?
Plus: Taibbi takes on the Truth Czar, a wild tale about Ayn Rand's estate, and more...
Harlan Virtual Supreme Court Round of Four
Ten teams of high school students presented oral arguments on Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton.
Cheap Stuff Is a Huge Part of the American Dream
Plus: Polyamorous cannabis regulators (and a corruption scandal), deportation misses, and more...
VanDerStock is NetChoice Redux: A Sharply-Divided Court Threads The Needle With A "Facial Challenge" Analysis
The Court may have overruled Chevron, but it has just inadvertently created a far more powerful deference doctrine with Salerno, all in service of narrowly reversing the Fifth Circuit.
Trump's War on the Press
The president is arguing in court that journalism he doesn't like is "election interference" that constitutes consumer fraud.
In Defense of 'Luxury Beliefs'
Historically, many ideas that once seemed to be elite fixations eventually became mainstream.
