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Hezbollah Watches and Waits

To understand the lull in Lebanon, look to Iran.

The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the Insurance Industry

Sometimes, a town doesn’t have to be underwater to become uninhabitable. All it has to do is be uninsurable.

Beware the Language That Erases Reality

An open letter signed by famous writers decrying Israel’s response to the Hamas attack shows a startling moral obtuseness.

The Threat to Democracy Is Coming From Inside the U.S. House

Jim Jordan’s advance to the brink of the speakership extends the pattern that has played out within the GOP since Donald Trump became a national candidate.

Five Reasons the FBI Failed to Prepare for January 6

Trump did his part in inciting the insurrection, but the nation’s law-enforcement institutions shouldn’t escape scrutiny for their missteps.

What Conservatives Misunderstand About Radicalism at Universities

Elite schools are floundering in their attempts to navigate the Israel-Palestine conflict because they have passed the better part of a decade making themselves political.

Self-Checkout Is a Failed Experiment

Please, not another “unexpected item in the bagging area.”

Four Misconceptions About the War in Gaza

Disregard pundits searching for a deeper geopolitical meaning to this war.

Let the Activists Have Their Loathsome Rallies

I am grateful to call home a country where, despite illiberal criticism of open debate, freedom of expression still prevails.

RFK Jr.’s Wild-Card Run

Third-party and independent candidates have always been on the sidelines of American politics, but they can exert power at key moments.

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