The Banality of Conspiracy Theories
Moral panics repeat, again and again.
I Saw a Sports Miracle
The Yankees’ Domingo Germán threw the league’s first perfect game since 2012.
The Children Russia Kidnapped
First they were spirited off to camps, or evacuated from cities under siege. Then they were made into Russians without history or provenance.
Air Travel Is a Mess Again
After chaos last summer and winter, flights had been running relatively smoothly—until storms hit the Northeast this past week.
The Supreme Court Killed the College-Admissions Essay
The end of affirmative action will pressure high schoolers to write about their race through formulaic and belittling narrative tropes.
Being Alive Is Bad for Your Health
What is anyone supposed to do with the knowledge that diet sodas maybe, possibly, just might perhaps have some sort of potential link to cancer?
11 Undersung TV Shows to Watch This Summer
A guide to the best under-the-radar series from this year, available on a streaming service near you
Elite Multiculturalism Is Over
What the loss of affirmative action means to graduates like me
A Manual for Surviving History
For the Shanghai-born writer Eileen Chang, observation was a way of life.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Big, Bloody Return
“Vampire,” the singer’s first new song in two years, pushes her confessional-pop appeal to a sizzling extreme.
The Juicy Secrets of Everyday Life
Eileen Chang’s slyly observant essays about day-to-day realities double as a manual for surviving history.
The Biden White House Is Following an Ugly Trump Precedent
Federal employees are banned from boosting campaigns—but only the president can enforce the law for his aides.
How to Lose a Century of Progress
Americans have been too quick to condemn the field of public health, overlooking its massive achievements in the 1900s and, yes, during the recent pandemic, too.
Dave Grohl’s Monument to Mortality
With trademark ferocity, the Foo Fighters front man is tackling the capriciousness of sudden loss.
Photos of the Week: Polka Dots, Robotic Arms, Virtual Taekwondo
Artistic swimming in El Salvador, smoke-filled skies over Chicago, an Eid al-Adha festival in India, a military rebellion in Russia, angry protests in France, and much more
Why Live Music Costs So Much
In our weird economic moment, concert tickets remain a priority for many Americans—even as prices reach astronomical heights.
Scientists Found Ripples in Space and Time. And You Have to Buy Groceries.
We’ve just learned that the whole universe is humming around us. Now what?
When Sports and Politics Mix
Plus: Share your thoughts on affirmative action.
The Decision That Upends the Equal-Protection Clause
“Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life,” wrote Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent.
The Power of a Failed Revolt
Staff writers Anne Applebaum and Tom Nichols discuss the week’s events in Russia.
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