Fate of the West
Where Western civilization is headed. History, demography, culture and power, with serious attention to both decline and renewal.
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France’s Riots—and Debt Crisis
Plus: Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece, an OpenAI engineer is charged with bugging a conference room, and voters elect Hitler Mussolini.
Rethinking Eldercare: Why We Need Family More Than Ever
by Autumn Zeoli Independence is at an all-time high; at least, that’s what most of us think. Technological and medical advancements allow us to live longer and with a greater sense of autonomy than ever before. At the same time, we are facing a serious demographic reality: America is getting older. The median age of Americans now sits at 39.4 years. Known as population aging, this trend, combined with plummeting marriage rates, the sex recession, and declining fertility, spells out a daunting fate.
Who Will Govern Israel? Plus
No, your kid doesn’t need extra time on tests. President Trump’s disastrous diesel deal. And more.
The Liberal Gentleman
William F. Buckley may not have fully subscribed to liberal principles, but he lived them.
America’s Fraught Path Back to Sea
The Northwest Passage promised prosperity; now it’s the newest theatre of increasingly tense geopolitics.
An Effective Movement for Palestine Needs Allies Like Zohran Mamdani
In order to build a broad-based coalition, we need to work together—not practice purity politics.
The Architectural Follies of Trump’s Washington, DC
The president plans to remake the capital in his own image, but is all he is doing destroying what’s already there?
The Real AI Threat Is Already Here
Never mind some future apocalypse—AI is being used right now to cause enormous suffering.
The Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard Of
Private-equity magnate Jeffrey Leerink has been busy pillaging healthcare and the life sciences.
Wendell Berry’s Unrelenting Vision
The poet wrote for The Nation for decades, always demonstrating conscience and prescience.
Minnesota Has Ilhan Omar’s Back
Minnesotans say the raid on Omar’s home was all about politics. They also argue that it will backfire and generate boosted turnout for DFL candidates.
Why Navi Pillay’s Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize Is So Important
She believes that human rights and international law are universal principles that must be enforced regardless of violator’s ideology, ethnicity, or geostrategic alignment.
Andy Burnham’s Speech to the Labour Party Conference Could Be the Start of a Positive Social-Democratic Politics
But the autumn budget to be released at the end of October will offer needed details.
What Didn’t Happen at Cornell
Everything that Jane Doe went through could have been stopped, if someone had bothered to intervene. But no one did.
2028 Democratic Hopefuls Take on Data Centers
Data center opposition can foster a bigger Democratic tent by aligning red and blue, and rural and urban communities.
Making America Accountable Again
Corporate leaders say they should be shielded from congressional inquiries because they had no alternative but to collaborate with the Trump administration. History says otherwise.
What’s Wrong With Kids These Days? | Interview: Daniel A. Cox
Give people a wave.
When Politicians Are Entirely Too Online
The problem with pandering to a small slice of the electorate.
The Iraq War’s Complicated Legacy
One veteran’s reflections on what we got right—and what we got wrong.
Candace Owens and the Sin of Anti-Semitism
According to the online Encyclopedia Britannica, Sir Moses Montefiore (1784–1885) was “an Italian-born businessman who was noted for his philanthropy and support of Jewish rights.” In the England to which he was brought
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