Never in world history has a country dismantled its core sources of national strength as Trump has attacked ours.
He has abused the process and point of our nonpartisan governmental systems.
Including the first recipe for PB&J!
An ongoing look at life in the very un-ordinary of times: “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”
A week of our entirely-ordinary *extraordinary* violence
Re-imagining who counts as a "Founder"
A look at life in the very un-ordinary of times
It's not as funny as it sounds.
A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).
Make crimes criminal again.
Three stories about the legacy of 9/11
On how 9/11 started — and America's innocence
The political problem isn't the data centers — it's that AI is a turd mountain looming over daily life.
Donald Trump, a Catering Truck, and the Qatari "Air Force One" represent a Russian Nesting Doll of Scandal and Corruption
On the rise and philosophy of AtomThropic, OpenNuke, and Nuclear DeepMind.
Remembering and Reckoning
A trio of good novels and three new books I'm excited to read. Plus: Babs Dionne returns!
The weirdest story in tech right now is a story about humans—not tech.
"America 250" can't just be a tacky birthday party. It has to be a moment when we assess where our country has come — and where it still has to go.
The vice president is utterly wrong about Watergate—but correct about its legacy.
Some recent favorites, plus the books I'm most excited to read this summer.
We spend $100-billion-a-year on US intelligence that Donald Trump can't be bothered to read.
Much less delicious than "Taco Tuesday," we round up this week in grifting, corruption, and corporate coziness in the Trump era.
Stories I've been following closely this week
A central point of the government's case doesn't add up.
