Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy do not care whether the stories they tell about agencies are true. They’re useful for whipping up hostility to government so that regulations can be cut and the rich can do what they want.

'Lone Star,' an independent film by John Sayles from 1996, captures the basic absurdity of the Texas-Mexico border and its militarization.

Reviewing the history of the Electoral College with Carolyn Dupont, who explains what's missing from contemporary defenses of the College.

The controversial “IHRA definition” of antisemitism must be revised if it is not to become a tool for silencing legitimate criticisms of Israel.

At the height of the pandemic, I got into mushroom foraging and found it an enjoyable and welcome change from the usual way we obtain food.

People sympathize with animals, and yet we treat them horrifically. But a broad social movement can—and will—bring about a transformation.

Trump’s staff picks are a rogue’s gallery of cranks, oligarchs, religious fanatics, and alleged sexual abusers. He’s not “draining the swamp,” he’s deepening it and adding more snakes. 

Democrats may be tempted to shore up working-class support by telling exaggerated stories about big bad bureaucrats. Instead, they should portray government as the vehicle for achieving our collective aspirations.