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Hamas’s Hostage-Taking Handbook Says to ‘Kill the Difficult Ones’ and Use Hostages as ‘Human Shields’

The document, which I obtained from an Israeli official, also suggests that Hamas did not plan to take hostages back to Gaza.

You Won’t Hear Much About the Next Chapter of Space Travel

Space tourism is getting less transparent, and more like traveling by private jet.

An Elegy for a Late, Great American Composer

The jazz composer Carla Bley, who died this week, was singularly versatile and playful across a decades-spanning career.

The Annoyance Economy

Data alone don’t capture how frustrating and stressful it is to be a consumer right now.

How a Common Stomach Bug Causes Cancer

Half the people in the world harbor this bacterium, but it sickens only a fraction. Why?

Egypt’s Gaza Problem

Navigating this crisis requires a deft touch that Sisi has never had.

The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them

You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.

The Queens Man Ruled Ineligible to Be President

Donald Trump’s unlikely legal doppelgänger could be a guy named Abdul Hassan.

What’s Next in Gaza

A ground invasion seems all but certain—but then what?

The House Mess Is What GOP Voters Wanted

This is chaos by choice, not by accident.

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.