In Focus
Trump’s self-delusion syndrome
During the nine tumultuous years that Donald Trump has sought, contemplated seeking, or actually occupied the office of president, his adversaries have ominously and incessantly warned his…
September 25, 2024
US must go on offense in China policy: It's time to exploit Beijing's weaknesses
Magazine
The heavy weight of war
Those concerned with political correctness may call me obese, overweight, differently bodied, or healthy at any size, but I’ve sadly reached a personal high weight record. I’m…
Defense
Ukraine is on a trajectory to lose its war with Russia
There is an air of desperation around Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky these days as he tries to convince his Western allies, the United States in particular, that…
Magazine
Corruption allegations hit New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s inner circle
The mayoralty of New York City is well known for being a dead-end job. No mayor has ever gone on to higher office, though many of them…
Entertainment
The re-reevaluation of The West Wing, a quarter century later
Twenty-five years ago, Aaron Sorkin and a cast and writers room of true-believing Clinton-era Democrats set out to create a technocratic fairy tale in which progressive values…
Columnists
Meme-brained conspiracy thinking
Conspiracy theories are the orderly consolations of a disordered mind. The reality is far worse. There is no consolation, only disorder. History is one damn thing after…
Entertainment
Tito Jackson, 1953-2024
Michael Jackson’s premature death in 2009 at the age of 50 shocked the world. Beloved by millions and maybe even billions of fans, Jackson had first risen…
Columnists
Even in the Americas, US authority is draining away
The bad guys are getting away with it. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who won 67% of the popular vote in Venezuela’s presidential election on 28 July but was…
Columnists
Federal spending helps incumbents
A weirdly common conspiracy theory on the Left holds that Republicans secretly believe massive government spending is great for the economy and that Republicans only resist Democratic…
Magazine
Getting rich from Springfield’s migrant misery
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It’s not about the cats and dogs. Nearly everyone in this Ohio town agrees the crisis circling it existed long before former President Donald…