And, you know, the nice thing about President Trump is he knows that.” Vought is now in charge of the budget machine, eager ...

From I’m Always Looking Up and You’re Jumping, which will be published next year by Random House.

Paul is Lily’s gay best friend and closest romantic confidant. Grating portmanteaus are a crucial part of their relationship. “Dickmatized?” I pronounce the word wrong so she knows I hate it. “That’s ...

"I have no use for politicians," says Fritz Leutwiler, head of the Bank for International Settlements. "They lack the judgment of central bankers" ...

More than four more years? A look at the philosophy and die-hard adherents of National Conservatism ...

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From the Archive Timeless stories from our 175-year archive handpicked to speak to the news of the day.

"Monarchy offers a fantasy of national communion while, by its very existence, making it more unlikely to ever come to pass." ...

Before going up Millstone Hill the crowd waited in a field for darkness to fall. As the long summer day trailed on, they twirled colored ribbons and tossed devil sticks in the air, a jam band played, ...

From “Hollywood on the Line,” which appeared in the January 1984 issue of Harper’s Magazine. The complete article—along with the magazine’s entire 173-year ...

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From an introduction to the audiobook edition of J. F. Martel’s Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, which was released in May by Hachette Audio. Toward the end of… ...