You Don’t Need to Vote for Socialists to Get Universal Health Care
Critics on the left and the right are, for different reasons, obscuring the Democratic Party’s long commitment to this cause.
Ideas
The See-No-Evil Supreme Court
The majority refuses to see evidence of racism.
Trump’s Anti-Growth Agenda
When a superpower’s economy lags, hegemony becomes unsustainable.
The Last of the Three Amigos
Lindsey Graham believed American power could be a force for good in the world.
Russia and America Are Rediscovering the Limits of Nuclear Weapons
They buy deterrence. That’s about it.
A Win for American Democracy
The Supreme Court has restored power—financial and otherwise—to political parties in elections.
The Quintessential Politician of This Era
The late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham made a mid-career turn to MAGA.
American Loneliness
It’s not an epidemic—it’s an immune system.
The Unintended Consequences of Genetic Tests
Data on inherited maladies can save lives, but can also complicate them.
The Social Ritual That Made Me a Better Man
Long live guys’ night.