When Air Force One lands back in the United States, we pray our father, Jimmy Lai, is on that plane.

Dartmouth College president Sian Beilock had protesters arrested, defied faculty, and has said American universities lost their way. They can fix themselves, Jonas Du writes, or ‘someone else will try and do it for us.’

Anonymous sources, pro-Hamas activists, and shoddy biology all fed into a dubious New York Times report.

Since February 28, we have experienced the geopolitical equivalent of a roller-coaster ride on magic mushrooms, writes Niall Ferguson.

‘Take the money and run’ is how one January 6 rioter who wielded a tomahawk views the new Anti-Weaponization Fund. He says he only wants his ‘fair share,’ writes Tanner Nau.

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How does the unacceptable become acceptable? Our editors examine the culture that bred Cole Allen in their latest editorial.

My parents are fallible goofballs like anyone else. But there is something a bit different about the conversations at my dinner table—and something magical and rare about the people leading them, writes Alex Sasse.

A government ruling punishes Netflix, Disney, and Apple; too many of our best and brightest are leaving; the constitutional protections of homeless encampments; and more.

Arthur Brooks’ four rules for a commencement speech no one will hate. Jake Sullivan on ‘School of War.’ The Texas Democrat who wants internment camps for ‘Zionists.’ And more.

A new party seeks to dethrone Benjamin Netanyahu. Plus, Hamas is caught between homes. Read more in today's edition of Amit Segal's newsletter.

Arthur Brooks: I’ve spent almost my entire career in academia. The problem isn’t wokeism—it’s the pressure to conform.

America’s growing political violence problem is putting ‘almost unbearable pressure’ on the Secret Service, a former agent tells Tanner Nau.

Four years ago, Harvard committed $100 million in part to compensate descendants of people enslaved by university’s leaders. ‘I don’t think Harvard understood what it was getting into,’ said a critic.

American addicts and traumatized veterans are flocking to Mexico to ingest a powerful hallucinogen, Josh Code reports. But the president just signed an executive order that might make it legal to do so on American soil.

Underground churches, middle-of-the-night arrests, and an alleged drugging: Frannie Block investigates a pastor’s fight for freedom and the plight of China’s Christians.

Last week, Maureen Galindo embarrassed her party with an antisemitic tirade. Could she still win her primary?

With a ceasefire deal ‘largely negotiated,’ Mike Doran talks to a senior administration official who lays out Trump’s two-step plan for peace.

They devour too much salmon, weigh almost as much as a Toyota Corolla, and cost $38,000 each to catch and kill. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez tells Will Rahn why she wants them dead.

The murder of a New Yorker could have been averted if not for the suicidal empathy that is spreading among victims, writes Kat Rosenfield.

Harvard’s new grade cap vindicates Harvey Mansfield, a professor whose solitary crusade gave him the nickname Harvey ‘C-Minus’ Mansfield, writes Novi Zhukovsky.

What draws so many veterans to fiction after war? Elliot Ackerman and fellow novelist Karl Marlantes reflect on storytelling, remembrance, and the search for meaning after combat.

Why do comment sections on news stories—and even on essays about love and happiness—so quickly become toxic dumps of vitriol?

Most graduation speeches are either bland, preachy, or instantly forgotten. Arthur Brooks has four rules for giving one graduates might actually remember.

After whooping at ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ we dived under the table to hide from a shooter. I’m British, and afterward, a colleague messaged me: ‘What an American experience you just had,’ writes Freya Sanders.

Only after hiding under the table with my wife as gunshots rang out did it hit me how exposed we’d been all along, writes Elliot Ackerman.

The Supreme Court may soon correct the record regarding what history and the law say about separation of church and state, writes Jed Rubenfeld.

What drove the man accused of trying to turn a gala into a bloodbath? Peter Savodnik answers.

How to remember the vanishing generation. Tyler Cowen’s seven ways to avoid losing your job to AI. And much more.

The Correspondents’ Dinner was a big night for men who use the word ‘vehicle,’ writes Suzy Weiss.

Trump’s three-day ceasefire shows the limits of U.S. influence on Ukraine, writes Aidan Stretch.

Despite the Iran war, economic fundamentals justify a rising market, writes Tyler Cowen.

‘My party is angry Angelenos,’ says the former reality TV star. Are there enough of them for him to topple Mayor Karen Bass?

Critics say the president’s peace offering hands Iran victory. But they don’t acknowledge the biggest risk of restarting the war, writes Eli Lake.

Go into the office, embrace ‘messy jobs,’ and other dos and don’ts for the future workplace in the age of AI, advises Tyler Cowen.

For now, we are where we’ve been all along: just guessing and groping for answers in the dark of the cosmos, writes Will Rahn.

As Memorial Day arrives, Herman Wouk’s ‘War and Remembrance’ remains a powerful reminder that history survives only when we can still imagine the people trapped inside it, writes Aaron MacLean.

In the glory days of magazines, journalists flew business class and contributors were sent flowers just for meeting a deadline. It was absurd.

My students at UATX know they can disagree passionately with their classmates—a more meaningful definition of ‘safe space’ than what I encountered teaching in the Ivy League.

My son is 18 and has profound autism, writes Sean Trende. On Friday, he rode the school bus for the last time. It was his last link to the “typical” world.

If I’d come here to hear romantic platitudes about the past, I’d come to the wrong place.

A shooter on Saturday threatened the president, his administration, and our country’s free press. It was only the latest assault on the foundations of our way of life.

Everyone is arguing about whether to have children, writes Caitlin Flanagan. Almost no one is talking about what you get when you do.

The current setup is a very good deal for American arms suppliers and manufacturers. But is it good for the Jewish state?

For many on the right, the past decade has proven that liberalism is not strong enough to fight off illiberal challengers. They say it’s time to strike back—and use the power of the state.

My generation is obsessed with treating every trait as a symptom of a disorder: You’re not shy, you’re autistic; you’re not forgetful, you’ve got ADHD, writes Freya India.

Suzy Weiss writes about Lena Dunham’s new book. Plus: Can you dump a friend for shooting up weight-loss drugs? She asked Claudia Oshry of 'The Toast.'

At America’s paper of record, wealthy media figures debate the merits of theft, writes River Page.