Editorial
The Parchment Barrier
Democracy doesn’t work by itself. And it doesn’t work on autopilot. We’ve been lulled into a false sense of security by a comforting fiction: clever
This Is the Dumbest Time to Buy Into MAGA
Rightwing conservatism in the United States is hitting its peak with Donald Trump in office. This is as good as it gets for them. This
The Pundit Class Played Devil’s Advocate. Now the Devil’s at the Door.
Pop intellectuals spent decades luxuriating in smug, performative detachment—flirting with reactionary ideas, indulging in conceited contrarianism—because they believed history had a progressive safety net. They
Donald Trump Is In Over His Head
Donald Trump is in over his head. His administration’s economic nostalgia is driven by an impossible dream: a return to an idealized American past that
First They Came for the Student Activists
It’s a playbook as old as authoritarianism itself. The first step to suppressing dissent is to instill fear. Make an example of someone. Someone visible.
Can the Military Save America From Trump?
Donald Trump’s second presidency is a failure of leadership. It is a deliberate surrender of America’s power, values, and global standing to its most persistent
The Fascist Tech Bro Takeover Is Here
The future of the United States is no longer decided in Washington. That ship has sailed. It’s now dictated in the bunkers, private jets, and
This Truly Is Gavin Newsom
For years, Gavin Newsom has postured as the golden boy of progressive politics, parading his supposed values on national television, his hair gel camera-ready. He
A Stale Script, a Desperate Star, and an Audience Too Scared to Leave
Another day, another spectacle. Donald Trump stood before Congress, chest puffed, voice dripping with his usual combination of self-congratulatory aggrandizement and persecuted victimhood. He berated
