Trump Took the Bait. Harris Kept Her Cool.
The presidential debate went Kamala’s way, writes Eli Lake. But the race is far from over.
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We Are All ‘Walz’s for Trump’
Seeing politicians get betrayed by family members makes you feel better about hating your dad’s politics.
What September 11 Revealed
A writer looks back at a portent of the future.
Matti Friedman: When We Started to Lie
I watched as the goal of mainstream journalism shifted from describing reality to ushering readers to the correct political conclusion.
Why Buying a Home Seems Impossible for Gen Z
Young people are struggling with the high cost of living—and they’re skeptical that Trump or Harris can fix it. “It’s nearly impossible.”
Why Are Grocery Bills So High?
Avian influenza, higher shipping costs, and a drought in the Midwest are real factors. Price gouging? Not so much.
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H.R. McMaster: America’s Weakness Is a Provocation
The White House’s preference for de-escalation has ushered in the most dangerous period I can remember.
Bari Weiss: The War on Our History
We have an illiberal left that sympathizes with modern-day Nazis in the form of Hamas, and an illiberal right that sympathizes with the original ones.
Did Tim Walz ‘Let Minneapolis Burn’?
Leighton Woodhouse went to Minneapolis to interview 20 people with direct experience of the 2020 riots—cops, community leaders, and small business owners. Here’s what they told him.
Niall Ferguson: The Return of Anti-History
Podcasts are not reviving history, as is often claimed these days. They are mostly drowning it in a tidal wave of blather, at best sloppy, at worst mendacious.
Party in the U-S-A
In April, some frat boys from the University of North Carolina protected the American flag from anti-Israel protesters. On Labor Day, they got their reward: a $500,000 party.
Kamala Harris and the Election of Laughter and Forgetting
The surreal fiction of Czech dissident Milan Kundera can help us understand our own truth-bending politics, argues Eli Lake.
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A Terrorist Plot Canceled the Show. But We Swifties Found Each Other on Cornelia Street.
I went to Vienna to see the Eras tour with my 13-year-old niece. When she heard Taylor Swift wouldn’t be playing, her response was awe-inspiring.
In This Michigan Town, the Mayor Was a Dog. Now, They’ve Elected a Horse
A small town has never elected a mayor with opposable thumbs. But is it ready for a new kind of four-legged leader? Eric Spitznagel reports from Omena, Michigan.
What School Didn’t Teach Us: Perfectionism Can Destroy You
At elite private schools, you don’t learn how to think. You learn how to pass exams.
When Students Become Terrorists
The Weather Underground railed against the establishment. Today’s campus protesters are supported by it. Call them the Weather Overground.
‘Reagan’ Is a Terrible Movie. But Not Because It’s Conservative.
Even ideological films have to, you know, entertain.
Twelve Months to Fall Back in Love with America
Hoping to rekindle their love of country, newlyweds Andy and Keturah Hickman are going on a yearlong honeymoon across the U.S. We’re tagging along.
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Dark Tunnels and Moral Beacons
The names of the six murdered Israeli hostages—and the evil ideology of their executioners—should be seared into the minds of all who wish to live in civilization.
The Palestinian ‘Traitor’ Risking Everything to Speak Out
He condemned the Hamas massacre. Now, his life is in danger. ‘I’m scared as hell. But this is how change happens.’
How Close Is Iran to the Bomb?
Documents translated by The Free Press reveal the Islamic Republic could be closer to that day than many experts understand. Jay Solomon reports.
Among the Mourners of Zion and Jerusalem
Here in Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s neighborhood, the bewildering events of the past year were reduced to one human face. Matti Friedman writes from Jerusalem.
Israel Killed 31 of My Family Members in Gaza. The Pro-Palestine Movement Isn’t Helping.
Over the last two decades, Western activists have only made things worse for my people.