Ideas

News and analysis on the life of the mind — philosophy, culture, media, and the arguments that define how Americans understand themselves and their moment.

The Three-Thirty-Eight

Three hundred and thirty-eight million Americans live inside an economic system shaped by the wealth and power of the top one percent

By A.D. Bevan

/ 6 Mar 2026

The Myth of American Greatness: Why It Never Existed

America was never great, and Capitalism never worked.

By A.D. Bevan

/ 28 Feb 2026

The Myth of American Greatness: Why It Never Existed

The American Nightfall

By A.D. Bevan

/ 24 Feb 2026