Two Dylan films—one very popular, the other quite obscure—stand out from the rest.

How Dylan has mirrored the death of American optimism

Twenty-seven errors, but do they really matter?

Yes, he’s authoritarian. But the specific danger he poses is the chaos caused by his lack of discipline, not a triumph of the will.

The road ahead is filled with peril—for our fellow Americans, the Democratic Party, and Donald Trump himself.

How Kamala Harris became an inspiring figure

Fortuna will favor the Harris-Walz ticket.

He used to tell them they had no one to blame but themselves, but he’s found more politically palatable targets.

Is the American experiment doomed?

How the media has failed, and what the Democrats need to do

A new documentary explores Robert Putnam’s life and work.

Should the left arm itself?

How a temporary legal expedient came to defy the rule of law

How the prime minister subverts Israel’s best aspirations

After this summer, no one can deny our climate crisis.

Where is China actually headed?

Which will catch the most mice?

Can the United States and China avoid military conflict?

The party wants to move on from Trump and his preferred MAGA candidates. They haven’t convinced their base to go along.

Explaining the midterms to Machiavelli