The military’s antidrug campaign accomplished nothing
Trump pushed legal limits with boat strikes, alienating allies, but traffickers adapted.
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Did DEI break colleges?
Can America reject racial preferences without ignoring racial inequality? In this episode of “Make It Make Sense,”…
Read at the original source →I train physics students. America is turning away scientific talent.
Visa rule change, Medicare costs and recycling reform, in readers' eyes.
Read at the original source →Yale trustees, history is watching you
A lesson from Hungary: Boards don't capitulate to authoritarians. The people on them do.
Read at the original source →India’s Gen Z just made Modi blink
How student outrage snowballed into the first protest movement to rattle his 12-year rule.
Read at the original source →The path forward for the clean energy transition
The climate community will want to restore what it lost. That's the wrong strategy.
Read at the original source →The winner of the DNC’s 2028 primary schedule? Establishment Democrats.
South Carolina’s top slot could limit momentum for candidates backed by the DSA.
Read at the original source →Cornered
Michael Ramirez cartoon on President Donald Trump, Iran war.
Read at the original source →John Fetterman: Now I see the truth about the filibuster
The 60-vote Senate rule forces compromise. Democrats were wrong to attack it.
Read at the original source →Trump’s unpredictability and China’s bullying force a reaction in Asia
Governments across the region are assuming more responsibility for their countries’ security.
Read at the original source →Virginia’s ‘assault firearms’ ban could be backfiring
A law prohibiting the sale of AR-style rifles could have spurred record-breaking sales in the state.
Read at the original source →Rubio overhypes leftist threats to establish his MAGA credentials
The secretary of state picks enemies that, unlike Russia or Iran, probably won't push back.
Read at the original source →Higher taxes don’t mean better roads
States with a higher state and local tax burden tend to have worse highways. Virginia has the best.
Read at the original source →‘The Odyssey’ shows how online rage finds a home
Righteous fury distracts from the things that really matter.
Read at the original source →A junk bill to fight junk food
The Senate moves to police cartoon characters in food advertising.
Read at the original source →How can California be saved? Ask Steve Hilton.
Can California afford to keep going in the same direction? In this episode of “Make It Make Sense,” Kate Andrews talks…
Read at the original source →Andy Burnham’s anti-Thatcher revolution
The problem for the new Labour boss: The prosperity of the ’80s can’t be won with the policies of the ’70s.
Read at the original source →To negotiate with Iran, understand it first
Western countries assume Iran’s actions are aimed at them. But something else is going on.
Read at the original source →Garry Kasparov: Don’t believe Trump on U.S. elections. Follow Ukraine.
Trump intends to undermine trust in democracy. Russia and Ukraine show what’s at stake.
Read at the original source →Culture is worth the war
The vicious battles over art and politics started long ago. I’m glad they’re back.
Read at the original source →Vaccines are a blessing. Let’s not forget why.
The last American who used an iron lung just died. Her story should be a reminder.
Read at the original source →The day a congregation turned on the pastor of a South Carolina church
Faith calls for forgiveness, but protecting children demands accountability in Pawleys Island.
Read at the original source →Why homeownership feels impossible for Gen Z
For generations, owning a home was seen as the first real step into adulthood: a place to raise a family, build wealth…
Read at the original source →Nuclear dominoes
Michael Ramirez cartoon on Saudi Arabia, Iran, nuclear deal.
Read at the original source →How the Greenland standoff pushed Europe to prep for war with the U.S.
President Trump threatened to take the island by force. America’s NATO allies called his bluff.
Read at the original source →Newsom has pushed California to a tipping point
Is the United States turning into the Golden State? In this episode of “Make It Make Sense,” Kate Andrews talks with…
Read at the original source →The campaign against higher ed strikes again. This time, it hit me.
Post readers on academia and public trust
Read at the original source →‘They’re stuck in the past’: Four writers on the future of movies
This summer’s box office hits haven’t all been predictable. Is film changing for good?
Read at the original source →The World Cup that restored my faith in America
Not even Trumpian meddling could dampen a nationwide celebration.
Read at the original source →The problem with RFK Jr.’s crusade against antidepressants
Millions of Americans rely on these medications. This is the wrong way to change policy on them.
Read at the original source →Cricket gets a political makeover in Modi’s India
The sport that long helped unite the region is now governed by the politics of the day.
Read at the original source →Trump’s generic drug tariffs will drive up pharmaceutical prices
A recipe for cronyism.
Read at the original source →If he’d tried to arrest Netanyahu, Mamdani would be the one in jail
New York’s mayor backed off his campaign pledge. Federal law explains why.
Read at the original source →Democrats are hoping for a Nebraska or Montana Senate surprise
Don’t bet on it, but the good news is they don’t need them to win the Senate.
Read at the original source →What will you regret? Studying sabbaticals taught me a hard truth.
My research revealed we rue inaction far more than the things we actually do.
Read at the original source →How to make ICE smart again
Enforcing immigration law doesn’t preclude reforming it. Traffic stops have got to go.
Read at the original source →Hosting a prayer at your house? You might have to ‘cease and desist.’
Daniel Grand invited friends to a group prayer at his home. Local officials “put a stop to it.”
Read at the original source →The electric fence lessons of an ’80s summer
Escaping suburban bubbles meant trading cable TV for farm life.
Read at the original source →What America got wrong about drug addiction
The drug crisis in the United States did not begin with fentanyl. It began with a series of choices that seemed…
Read at the original source →States stand in the way of a nuclear energy renaissance
The federal government is only one layer of the regulatory cake.
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