An Unlucky President, and a Lucky Man
In the years I worked for him, Jimmy Carter was always the same: disciplined, funny, enormously intelligent, and deeply spiritual.
Netflix Crossed a Line
The intangibles you didn’t even realize you had come to expect are disappearing.
Adults Are Letting Teen Girls Down
Readers weigh in on the causes, and potential solutions, for teen girls’ worsening mental health.
Welcome to the Golden Age of Clichés
Chatbots can’t think outside the box, unleashing even more nonsense filler words onto the world.
Roald Dahl Can Never Be Made Nice
Rewriting his novels is about corporate safetyism, not social justice.
One Year Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Images from recent weeks, showing a region reshaped by a year of war
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Civil War
The congresswoman is too influential within the GOP—and too representative of its views—for her calls for secession to be dismissed.
The Secret-Police Files That Revealed My Family’s History
If those records are damaged in Russia’s invasion, other Ukrainians might not have the same chance.
Junk Food Is Bad for You. Is It Bad for Raccoons?
Some wild animals that seem “too heavy” are doing just fine.
A Conversation With Antony Blinken: Russia’s War on Ukraine, One Year Later
The Fine Art of Failure
Rejection, not acceptance, defines writing life.
What to Read to Come to Terms With Death
These titles can help us accept our limitations and live full lives.
The Autocrat Next Door
Liberal democracy in Mexico is under assault. Worse, the attacker is the country’s own president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Biden Went to Kyiv Because There’s No Going Back
The president’s surprise visit sent a message to Moscow—and to European leaders.
A Night on a Jeopardy-themed Bar Crawl
“What is the act of visiting multiple bars in a single night?”
Biden Just Destroyed Putin’s Last Hope
The president’s visit to Ukraine was a gut punch to the Russian leader.
Every Coastal Home Is Now a Stick of Dynamite
Wealthy homeowners will escape flooding. The middle class can’t.
Biden’s Military-First Posture in the East Is a Problem
A singular focus on countering the threat of Chinese aggression made America neglect economic ties in the Indo-Pacific.
A Resigned Politician’s Advice for George Santos
“The No. 1 thing I say is that if what they’re alleging is true, how you go down determines whether or not you can get back up.”
Why Fox News Lied to Its Viewers
The network’s hosts and leaders knew that Trump had lost the election, but feared the consequences of telling their audience the truth.