How public interest groups inadvertently aided the right’s ascendency

It’s easy to hate the internet. Patricia Lockwood is the rare writer who delights in its chaos.

Hollywood rarely lets women have fun—and get away with it.

Thanks to one judge, members of the family that made billions from OxyContin could escape justice for their role in the opioid epidemic. Mike Quinn may be the best hope of holding them to account.

Why do game studios keep imploding?

An internet huckster got rich selling a sex enhancement supplement named Stiff Nights. Then the FDA sampled his wares.

In an unequal economy, even some of the winners are unhappy.

An uptick in homicides across the country is getting blamed on reforms. That argument gets the data all wrong.

Why so many white Americans claim to be “allies” in the fight for racial justice

Republicans rigged the IRS in favor of the rich. Biden can revive the agency to serve the rest of us.

The famed economist’s theories were embraced by Beltway power brokers in both parties. Finally, a Democratic president is turning the page on a legacy of ruin.

American democracy may perish from the earth.

Juneteenth is an opportunity to recover the possibilities of history

A year ago, Christopher Rufo was an obscure documentarian. Now, he’s being invited on Tucker Carlson’s show to gin up fears of Marxism in America.

The U.S. Senate is incapable of policing itself—and the two Republicans are too shameless to resign.

The president’s domestic agenda is surprisingly ambitious and progressive. So why is he proposing conventional, outdated solutions to the world’s crises?

Gates was a lovable nerd who was out to save the world. Now, he’s a tech supervillain who wants to protect profits over public health.