Trump’s Kennedy Center sabotage is complete

Scaffolding and a tarp cover part of the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed...
6 other ways Trump is meddling in the midterms

6 other ways Trump is meddling in the midterms

Mail-in ballots are prepared at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 11, 2026. | Allison Joyce/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling...
The Republican Party is all-in on Islamophobia

The Republican Party is all-in on Islamophobia

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention in Dallas, on September 10, 2026. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Anti-Muslim messaging has been on the rise among Republican elected officials for a while, and last week it...
What if social media isn’t hurting kids?

What if social media isn’t hurting kids?

Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation. The book posits that the rise of social media and smartphone use is largely to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010. It quickly...