The two stories are obviously very different, but the fact that they’re jockeying for top spot feels very classic America.

While hucksters and quacks try cash in on the crisis, the coronavirus is fast becoming a windfall for those already on top.

The Netflix show with Gwyneth Paltrow conjures a fantasy of living without friction or anguish.

Ryan Murphy’s show about a super-elite high-school election could have made brilliant, cultish television.

The conservative commentariat’s love affair with nootropics

Abuse flourishes in hierarchical milieus like the film industry. Only democratic counter-institutions can stop it.