A conversation with Jonathan Rosen about his magnificent new book ‘The Best Minds.’ | Continue reading
Murdoch blows a near-billion. Budweiser gets the wrong buzz. Eco-maniacs nuke green energy in Germany. Plus, all the places you TGIF! | Continue reading
‘I was willing to do almost anything to save my son. But I did not want to die.’ | Continue reading
Watch now (46 min) | The democratization of birth—surrogacy for the everyman—is on the way. The question is, are we ready for it? | Continue reading
A screenwriter on the upcoming strike. The most important natural resource in the world. Plus: a Putin critic shows us how to live in truth—even from inside a Russian cage. | Continue reading
Listen now (100 min) | Jonathan Rosen has spent the last few years trying to understand the story of his closest childhood friend, Michael Laudor. Michael Laudor was, by all accounts, a genius. Maybe even a prodigy. Academically, he excelled beyond belief. Things that are hard fo … | Continue reading
A Russian dissident’s final speech as he faces 25 years in prison. | Continue reading
It’s not oil or eggs or toilet paper—but something far more precious. | Continue reading
I’m descended from a long line of union-busting industrialists. But the battle of the Writers Guild of America vs. Media Fat Cats is turning me into a Bolshevik. | Continue reading
How we give up the fundamental right to free speech—in 32 cartoons by the brilliant Tim Urban. | Continue reading
Nothing could match the exhilaration of roaring away from school with a girl riding shotgun. So why don’t today’s teens want to drive? | Continue reading
John Donne’s poem strikes at the heart—with a line that knocks you flat. | Continue reading
The hypocrisy of the American elite, the dangers of AI, and tech’s dirty secret—in our first-ever Saturday digest. | Continue reading
A professor lies about race. A newspaper condemns a leak. A state cooks data to hide its missing students. Plus: the Dalai Lama. And much more. | Continue reading
‘Rarely in history has the practice of preying on the weak been so severe, generated such profit, and touched the lives of so many.’ | Continue reading
Officially, the activists with degrees don’t exist. Unofficially, the “salts” helped lead the only successful revolt against the world’s most powerful tech giant. | Continue reading
The solution to our nation’s great depression isn’t more stuff. It’s adventure. Martin Gurri writes. | Continue reading
‘It’s almost like a heterosexual relationship. I’m the provider. And this other woman that I met on Facebook is staying at home and having my kid for me.’ | Continue reading
Listen now (61 min) | The Exodus—the story of the Israelites’ freedom from Egyptian slavery 3,000 years ago—is the ultimate story of freedom. And not just for Jews. But for people seeking liberation from subjugation in so many other times and places. Including h … | Continue reading
A school in upstate New York imposed some of the most extreme measures during the pandemic—including silent lunches and outdoor masking. The rules are still in effect. | Continue reading
An 18th-century poet praised the Lord—and his pet feline Jeoffry. | Continue reading
We have become a treatment-resistant Prozac Nation. But the practice of believing in something—anything—can pull us out. | Continue reading
The ex-prez is booked. Abortion rights are backed. Texas becomes an eco-power. Plus, a new twist for Don Lemon. | Continue reading
Can ten earnest kids playing Bach become the next Kardashians? | Continue reading
For 11 years, Mark Swidan has languished in a Chinese prison on charges no one believes. ‘If this were a politically connected person, he would have been out a long time ago.’ | Continue reading
Former Microsoft and Google engineer David Auerbach says Big Tech gurus are right to be frightened of their own creation. | Continue reading
Today in Manhattan the resistance will get what it’s been craving for years. Is it worth it? Eli Lake weighs in. | Continue reading
Listen now (39 min) | New York City has had a rough few years. It lost nearly four percent of its population during the pandemic. There was a historic crime surge, particularly violent crime. Buildings were empty as people continued to work from home. Pundits all over the world d … | Continue reading
She was told medical intervention would help relieve her 14-year-old’s psychological distress. That’s not what happened. | Continue reading
The holy poem that inspired a haunting piece of music. | Continue reading
Plus: music producer Rick Rubin on trusting your gut—not the audience. | Continue reading
DeSantis vs. Disney. Scotland vs. the UK. The IRS vs. Matt Taibbi. Plus: Gwyneth vs. an Optometrist. | Continue reading
A proposed new law would give the government the power to filter what Canadians see in their news feeds, on YouTube and on social media. It also could block the next Justin Bieber. | Continue reading
Listen now (72 min) | People don’t usually think about Adele in the same breath as Johnny Cash. The Beastie Boys in the same breath as Jay-Z. Justin Bieber and Slayer. Neil Young and Lady Gaga. The Dixie Chicks and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But all of these iconic artists … | Continue reading
‘Jesus Revolution’ has grossed $49 million in ticket sales so far—besting many of this year’s Oscar nominees. | Continue reading
As more people burned her books over the weekend, the author confronts the idea that she is ‘dangerous’ and ‘transphobic.’ | Continue reading
White, working-class, middle-aged Americans are one of the only demographics in the world that has seen its life expectancy fall. But Mike wasn’t just a statistic. | Continue reading
For most of her life, the great American poet lived a life of solitude in Massachusetts. It was only after she died, at the age of 55, that the world discovered her. | Continue reading
For most of her life, the great American poet lived a life of solitude in Massachusetts. It was only after she died, at the age of 55, that the world discovered her. | Continue reading
A conversation with war reporter Sebastian Junger. Plus: the brilliant economist Tyler Cowen on bank runs, crypto scams, and mind-bending AI. | Continue reading
The DSA says ‘not in our backyard.’ Jamaal Bowman says ‘don’t marginalize TikTok.’ Rupert Murdoch says ‘I do.’ And Twitter says ‘💩.’ | Continue reading
A first-generation student. A star soccer player. And the ominous emails from all-powerful administrators. | Continue reading
I came to the U.S. prizing its freedoms. But I found that this nation’s most powerful people value something else entirely. | Continue reading
Listen to the latest episodes of The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling. | Continue reading
Listen now (74 min) | The last time economist Tyler Cowen was on Honestly about a year ago, inflation was the highest it had been in 40 years, gas prices were nearly $7 a gallon in many parts of the country, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine was leading to a lot of fears about bre … | Continue reading
But I don’t share the conventional wisdom that the U.S. invasion, which began 20 years ago this week, was a colossal failure. | Continue reading
In prison, I longed for the future I was meant to live. But it wasn’t until I accepted my fate that I found the strength to carry on. | Continue reading