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Democrats Cast Shutdown Fight as a Win. But What Did They Actually Get?
The partial government shutdown led to huge delays in airports, and long lines like the ones seen here at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on March 27, 2026. —Elijah Nouvelage—Bloomberg via Getty Image For over a month, Democrats insisted they would not reopen the Department of Homeland Security unless Republicans agreed to new limits
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The Islamic Republic’s Survival Paradox
One of the U.S. government’s recurring mistakes about Iran has been to conflate the country’s national interests with regime interests. The two are in many ways opposites. What benefits the Iranian people—global economic reintegration, diplomatic recognition, investment, normalcy—threatens a regime that operates an extensive mafia and thrives in isolation. The carrots that America offers the
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Dodgers continue to be the evil American mercenaries Toronto fans love to hate
TORONTO — Fans lined up before the game, waiting patiently for the chance to take a selfie with trophies that commemorated the back-to-back World Series championships. Dodger Stadium is not the only place you can do this. The trophies were from 1992 and 1993, and they honored the Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers matched that back-to-back feat
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The Case for More Gen Z Teachers
—monkeybusinessimages—Getty Images Schools across the country are struggling to find enough teachers, with at least 411,000 teaching positions currently open nationwide. At the same time, more than 40% of recent graduates are underemployed. That means millions of young people have earned college degrees only to find themselves stuck in jobs that offer low pay, little
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The Feeling of Becoming Less and Less of a Person
Let’s hazard an assertion: On or about June 2007, human character changed. To be more exact—because the phrase human character now feels antique—we might say instead that the human sensorium changed. By this we don’t necessarily mean a sudden and definite alteration in how we perceive the world—in the forms, sources, and amount of information
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She couldn’t afford L.A. rent after law school. Her parents’ ADU came to the rescue
When Tina LaMonica and Warren Wellen purchased their South Pasadena Craftsman home in 2001, the one-car garage dated back to 1917, a time when people parked their narrow Ford Model T cars inside garages like this one. “We bought it for $650,000,” LaMonica says of the house. “Of course, we could never afford to buy
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Trump is ‘bloodthirsty, like a mad dog’ about Iran escalation: insider
Donald Trump is champing at the bit to launch devastating strikes on Iran’s critical infrastructure, making dark jokes about the attack to his inner circle even as mediators desperately work to broker a last-minute deal before his 8 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline. According to reporting from Axios’s Barak Ravid and Marc Caputo, Trump is the
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America’s 250th Is Repeating a Familiar Mistake
A fireworks display near the Washington Monument during an America250 kickoff celebration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 1, 2026. —Aaron Schwartz—Bloomberg via Getty Images Over the past year, it has become increasingly clear that federal planners for the nation’s Semiquincentennial have little interest in acknowledging the central place of slavery in American history. Freedom 250,
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My Blissful Week as a ‘Do Not Disturb’ Maximalist
I’ve discovered the secret to a happy life in this era of constant connection: ignoring everyone that I know and love. Well, at least ignoring their push notifications on my smartphone by living in “Do Not Disturb” mode. With Do Not Disturb switched on, you still receive each new notification, but your phone doesn’t ping,
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Mauricio Pochettino’s World Cup ambitions are wildly off from reality
Mauricio Pochettino said last month that he plans to take the U.S. national team to the semifinals of this summer’s World Cup. If that’s the case, he’d better buy tickets because there’s no way the Americans are getting to that game on the field. In its two March friendlies, the U.S. was blitzed by Belgium