The Pope’s Defense of Human Imperfection
admin The Vatican’s encyclical about AI is actually about what technology can never do.
Ideas
John Cornyn Lost With His Boots Off
Like fellow Republicans exiled by the president, he still accepted Trump’s claim to inhabit the will of the party.
The Gas-Tax Reckoning
Pausing it would be a lose-lose proposition.
Trump’s War Is Staggering to an Incoherent Defeat
Even the president’s supporters are alarmed.
What Happened to Rudy Giuliani?
No man should be judged entirely on their last act.
The National Debt’s Unforgiving Math
If you’re not worried about this country’s fiscal outlook, you’re not paying attention.
Pope Leo’s Unsettling Vision of the AI Future
His new encyclical, <em>Magnifica Humanitas</em>, seeks to counterbalance alarm with hope but lands firmly on one side.
A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party
Democrats are in thrall to the idea that corporate consolidation is America’s biggest, and maybe only, problem.
The Great Depopulation
Why is the birth rate declining in every country on Earth?
Where Are America’s Ambassadors?
Around the world, more than 100 of the country’s ambassadorships are unfilled—a sign of the Trump administration’s opinions about the…