The Real Fight for the Smithsonian

Republicans deplore the mayhem in Minnesota—but blame protesters and Democrats for it.

Fashion, beauty, and food companies are using nonsensical jargon to make a sale.

There’s a better way to approach no’s in your work life.  

This year’s nominations may resonate with the average moviegoer more than usual.

Peer review has met its match.

The author discusses his new novel, Vigil; the source of his ideas; and fiction as a vehicle for truth.

The Department of Justice is his personal law firm.

Fiona Hill on Putin’s long game, Trump’s transactional foreign policy, and the danger of mistaking size and bluster for real power. Plus: Trump’s grocery-price fiction and V. S. Naipaul’s Among the Believers.