Arguments

The Boomers’ Long Road to Hell

On my generation’s watch, our nation has declined in almost every way. Can the younger generations save us?

By Paul Taylor

September 10, 2025, 5:14 pm – 22 MIN READ

Book Reviews

We're Not So Special

A new book boldly challenges the concept of human exceptionalism.

By Cass R. Sunstein

Fall 2025, No. 78 – 13 MIN READ

Features

It's Carl Schmitt's Moment

Time to take the “Crown Jurist of the Third Reich” seriously again. Uh-oh.

By James Traub

Summer 2025, No. 77 – 34 MIN READ

Arguments

Needed Now: A “Forgotten America” Fund

We need to take some of Trump’s tariff revenue and plow it back into high-need communities.

By Dan Carol

July 18, 2025, 4:04 pm – 10 MIN READ

Arguments

Think Tanks in an Authoritarian Moment

When the “war of ideas” meets the war on knowledge, how can ideas come out on top?

By Mark Schmitt

July 16, 2025, 4:12 pm – 12 MIN READ

Book Reviews

What the Post-Dobbs Right Wants

The anti-choice movement isn’t just declaring victory. Fetal personhood is its next policy frontier.

By Becca Andrews

Summer 2025, No. 77 – 12 MIN READ

Book Reviews

Capitalism’s Next Act

In moments of crisis, it’s easy to think that capitalism is finished. But never forget the system’s formidable ability to mutate.

By J. Bradford DeLong

Summer 2025, No. 77 – 12 MIN READ

Features

The Democrats and Immigration

Where does the party go now on its most contentious issue? A debate.

By Frank Sharry Marielena Hincapié

Summer 2025, No. 77 – 37 MIN READ