Prince Harry vs. Donald Trump
How similar are the Prince of Wails and the Complainer in Chief? Let us count the ways
Group Therapy Gone Bad
What happens when your shrink is the one who needs help?
It’s Lonely at the Top
Millions of adoring fans are no substitute for a single person who really gets it. Someone like me, for example
Defining “Weird”
Trump is the exemplar of something, but what is it, exactly?
Hillbilly Eulogy
What happens if Trump regrets choosing J. D. Vance as his running mate? And then blames it on Biden?
Henry Alford’s “This or That”
A pop quiz of cultural phenomena
Chain Gang
Trump adds a condition for aspiring vice-presidential candidates
Trumping for Britain
Nigel Farage, the English far-right populist and friend of Trump, pauses from celebrating his recent election to Parliament to rail against the woke elite’s hold on … mathematics
Milwaukee’s Finest Boor
How can Republicans gathered in Wisconsin formally nominate Donald Trump with a straight face? Just watch them
Bad Connection
An open challenge to the puzzle editors at The New York Times
The Merry Wives of Rupert Murdoch
The media mogul’s many loves—and their circular connections—condensed into one sentence
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
As Virgin Atlantic celebrates its 40th anniversary, Richard Branson pauses from ruling his empire to reveal a few of his favorite things
The AIR MAIL Survey
A quiz on the most important issues of the day …
Noem Chompski
Other potential Trump vice-presidential picks now that Kristi Noem has shot herself in the foot
An Open Letter to My Aging Body
What did I do to deserve this?
The Eternal Flameout
A closer look at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s coalition
Godsmacked
Weeding out the Garden of Eden
Randy Andy Goes Postal
The grubbing and wheedling correspondence of Prince Andrew and Fergie
Introducing the Vermont Country Store’s New Adult Section
Where kinky meets crunchy
His Name Is “Dr. Zee”
Mark Zuckerberg: from entitled nerd in flip-flops to … Bond villain?
Confessions of a Literalist
I don’t do simile. Metaphor is out of the question
Feeding Frenzy
Post-Putin, Tucker Carlson interviews Jaws, the shark
Election-Year Anxiety?
A veteran advice columnist fields questions—and comments—from a few concerned citizens
Burning Love
A dating guide to Dante’s second circle of hell
