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America Will Abandon NATO
"I don't give a shit about NATO." Thus did former President Donald Trump once express his feelings about America's oldest and strongest military alliance. Not that this statement, made in the presence of John Bolton, the national security adviser at the time, came as a surprise.
The Revenge Presidency
For all its marvelous creativity, the human imagination often fails when turned to the future. It is blunted, perhaps, by a craving for the familiar.
Who Gets to Protest at Columbia?
What led the university to suspend pro-Palestinian student groups.
A Hamas Leader's Last Stand
Mohammed Deif, the elusive figure who heads hHamas' military operations, is Israel's most wanted man
She Just Had a Baby. Soon, She'll Start Seventh Grade
In post-dobbs America, some girls can go out of state to get an abortion. This is the story of one who couldn't
A Pennsylvania Prophet
Meet the Christian nationalists who want to assert dominion-starting with the Keystone State.
"I'm Not Turming the Other Cheek Any More"
Radicals took over the Michigan GOP. Now they can't stop losing.
The Long Run
Maryland's governor Wes Moore is a former Rhodes Scholar and paratrooper inspiring great expectations. His message? Service will save us.
From Ecuador to the 7 Train
As the city's migrant population surges, some of the youngest spend their days selling candy underground.
The Mayor Talks a Good Game
Can Eric Adams get by on bluster alone?
What Is Justice for You?
After police violence, the state protects cops. Survivors have to protect each other.
Presidential Timbre
I watched Hillary Clinton get within steps of the White House. Gretchen Whitmer could go all the way
The Florida Project
Strongman Governor Ron DeSantis transformed the Sunshine State. Can he sell his blueprint to the nation?
Looking for Unity to Fight Loneliness
Senator Christopher Murphy wants a national discussion about social isolation and says it is an issue Democrats and Republicans can agree on
'The Whiteboard Lady' Makes Her Move
Rep. Katie Porter is making a bid for the Senate seat Dianne Feinstein will be leaving. To win, she'll have to stand out in a crowded progressive field
Can Imran Khan Make a Comeback?
Pakistan's most popular politician is under attack-and vying for power once more
The Inside Game: Gabriel Debenedetti
Gavin newsom isn’t supposed to be doing this the Feinstein dilemma looms over the wannabe face of Democrats.
TikTok Goes From Silly to Serious
“Most sectors of the economy are a conspiracy between the big incumbents and their punitive regulators,” venture capitalist and software engineer Marc Andreessen tells Reason this month (page 48). Asked to identify pockets of relative freedom and competition, he offers what he calls “the cynical answer”: There’s still innovation “in the spaces that don’t matter. Anybody can bring a new toy to market. Anybody can open a restaurant.”
Adrienne Harris
When Harris took over the New York Department of Financial Services, she inherited an agency known for its groundbreaking crypto regulation. She oversaw crypto's meltdown with an even hand, cracking down on alleged bad actors while granting firms new licenses. It's all part of a complex juggling act: She must make sure her tactics-including recent actions to avert a banking crisis-also grow the state economy.
A Successful Challenge to a Ban on 'aiding and Abetting' Abortion
When the city of Lebanon banned abortion in 2021, it initially seemed like a pointless stunt.
Gen Z in the House
A week with Maxwell Frost, the youngest new member of Congress
America's Future is at Sea
The nation is ceding the seas to its enemies. It's not too late to avoid catastrophe.
The New Anarchy
America faces a type of extremist violence it does not know how to stop.
The French Are in a Panic Over Le Wokisme
The nation's vehement rejection of identity politics made me recalibrate my own views about woke ideology.
A Different Drum
Maxwell Frost, the youngest member of Congress, is marching to his own beat.
'Praying for a Miracle'
The flap over a Chinese spy balloon has derailed the hopes of families of Americans detained by Beijing on dubious charges
A Social Media Case Tests The High Court's Tech Chops
Justices aren’t known for their digital savvy, but they have their ways of getting up to speed
A reporter at large- Lula's Restoration
After prison, a fraught election, and a near-coup, Brazil's President wants to remake the country again.
American Coyote
When people cross the US-Mexico border hoping to immigrate, they encounter a smuggling network whose operators are often highly vulnerable themselves
Aiming for Moral Authority
Senator Elizabeth Warren weighs in on the importance of a values-driven military and her efforts to reduce defense spending