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Niall Ferguson: The Arrogance of Trump’s Foreign-Policy Critics
Trump’s full-time haters are incapable of considering the possibility that, like any U.S. administration, this one might get some things wrong and some…
Niall Ferguson
Wikipedia Editors Are Helping Iran Rewrite History
An investigation into Wikipedia editing patterns reveals a yearslong, coordinated campaign to sanitize the Islamic Republic’s human rights record.
Ashley Rindsberg
The Weekend Press: Totalitarianism Can Be Relaxing
Plus: Sascha Seinfeld on the art of six-second comedy. Liel Leibovitz’s hilarious review of an opera about an ICE agent. Abigail Shrier writes to a…
The Free Press
The Innocent Origins of Internet Brainrot
Plus: I love Kylie Jenner. “Soft partying” is in. Mattel has introduced a Barbie with autism. And more!
Sascha Seinfeld
My Fellow Americans, You Must Watch ‘Pluribus’
We’ve become so comfortable that we’ve forgotten: To be human is not to be perfect, but rather to be broken.
Rod Dreher
Coleman Hughes: Scott Adams Made Me a Better Thinker
The mainstream obituaries of the ‘Dilbert’ cartoonist have focused on his ‘controversial’ statements and support for the president. But that’s just one…
Coleman Hughes
The Left’s Deafening Silence on Iran
I searched five major progressive publications for coverage of Iran’s uprising. Combined results: zero.
Yascha Mounk
Ancient Wisdom: Retire Like a Libertarian
A group of friends, work I care about, my belief in free markets—and beach volleyball—all help me deal with aging.
John Stossel
How Andrew Tate Was Released from Romania
Andrew Tate was barred from leaving Romania amid rape and trafficking allegations—until the restriction was lifted. I spoke with reporter Megan Twohey…
Rafaela Siewert
50M
Why Can’t the Trump Administration Log Off?
Social media was once a source of MAGA’s political strength, but the administration could be posting its way to ruin.
River Page
Man over Machine: Why AI Firms Are Hiring Writers
AI may eventually render writers obsolete, but for now, tech companies prefer man-made words to chatbots.
Maya Sulkin
Yes, Blowing Things Up Is How We Build Things
Media attacks on Anduril’s ‘failed’ drone tests ignore America’s storied history of destroying hardware to build the world’s best weapons (and win…
Madeline Hart
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