They have become a potent American metaphor.

From the courtroom to the ballot box, the trans movement has taken some hits.

Why were the protests and riots of 2020 so explosive?

For Germans, neither memory nor amnesia can provide consolation.

Wealthy Americans are far from the most politically influential group—and what influence they do exert is often beneficent.

Past generations could no more live up to present moral standards than we could live up to those of the distant future.

A personal reflection on why we shouldn’t abandon the faith that has nourished Western civilization

In places like Prague and Vienna, local talent is nourishing the classical tradition.

The assassination of Brian Thompson does not call for a “conversation” about health care—it calls for a reckoning with Americans’ moral breakdown.

Much of the racial gap in homeownership is tied to rates of family formation.

Fitzgerald’s novel has lost neither its glamour nor its moral force.

On the tendency of criminals to describe their deeds using the passive mood

In an increasingly urbanized world, earthquakes threaten unprepared cities with mass destruction.

An elite law firm’s inability to promote enough minority partners exposes the unrealistic expectations of diversity mandates.

The legal profession, once a guardian of republican government, is now a force for social upheaval.

For Roger Angell, who died in May at 101, baseball was the subject of a lifetime.