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The booming right-wing influencer ecosystem helped reelect Donald Trump—and the other side may not have an answer.

Voters seemed willing to back both state referenda enshrining reproductive rights and the candidate whose Supreme Court appointees overturned Roe.

Not getting what you want is an unavoidable part of life. The way you choose to handle it is what you can control.

Those who expect that Donald Trump will hurt others, and not them, are likely to be unpleasantly surprised.

The late producer came from hardship and knew his history, which allowed him to see—and invent—the future of music.

When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose. Today, its vision is startlingly relevant.