What Americans Really Think in These Troubled Times

The president’s habitual attempts to criminalize dissent hark back to tyrants of yore.

“Men in Crisis” seems to be an early contender for the zeitgeist of 2026, or at least a cool name for an indie band. But in all seriousness, something weird and worrying is afoot. Graduation rates, employment, and dating are down, loneliness is up, and stability and security seem to many like relics of the […]

The 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence is a little over a month away. Since that hot summer day in Philadelphia in 1776, the 13 original states blossomed into a country spanning the North American continent. Over the course of two centuries, Americans have developed their own customs and traditions, not […]

Winning the lottery is great and all, but the taxman can knock your prize down a few rungs.