Inside Biden’s ‘Hug Bibi’ Strategy
The president believes the best way to shape Israeli strategy is to start with reassurance, and then use the trust he’s built.
Jim Jordan Could Have a Long Fight Ahead
After losing his first speakership vote on the House floor, Jordan finds himself in the same position that Kevin McCarthy was in at the start of the year.
The Best of Bad Options for Recovering the Hostages
This terrible crisis leaves no good choices—but the U.S. may have more ways to pressure Hamas than Israel does.
Nine Books That Push Against the Status Quo
These titles demand a clear-eyed look at things people too often take for granted.
What Is Israel Trying to Accomplish?
Gazans know that if they leave, they will have to rely on the goodwill of Israel to let them back in and not use this moment to remake the region’s demography.
Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2023
Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s competition
The Internet Could Be So Good. Really.
Today’s social platforms are designed for spectacle and entertainment—but it’s not too late to build a platform that improves society.
These Birds Got a Little Too Comfortable in Birdhouses
Purple martins may have been saved by human-built nest boxes. What happens when our hospitality runs out?
India Isn’t Signing Up for China’s New World Order
The United States isn’t the only competitor getting in the way of China’s global ambitions.
China Changed Its Mind About World War II
What the Pacific version of the Nuremberg trials left undone
A Worthy Heir to David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon
In Wellness, Nathan Hill recounts a love story, but also much, much more.
‘We Must Never Forget the Evil That Occurred to Individuals With Developmental Disabilities’
Readers respond to our September 2023 cover story.
Lest Darkness Fall
There’s still time to avert a new dark age.
America Is About to See Way More Driverless Cars
Robotaxis are now picking up riders in L.A. and Houston—and facing a whole new set of challenges.
Judge Chutkan’s Impossible Choice
Which itself is only going to lead to more impossible choices.
An Awkward Evolutionary Theory for One of Pregnancy’s Biggest Complications
Some of our species’ most peculiar sexual traits could be guards against preeclampsia.
Poland Shows That Autocracy Is Not Inevitable
The ruling party tried to use the Polish state to hold on to power, but voters rejected the effort.
Taylor Swift Did What Hollywood Studios Could Not
Her record-breaking concert film brought viewers to the theater in droves during a tricky season for cinema.
What Hamas Wants
The straightforward explanation that the experts missed
A ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Over the Americas
Images of this weekend’s amazing celestial phenomenon, and some of its many observers
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