Yes, the U.S. Can Afford to Help Its Allies
In fact, it can’t afford not to.
The Reckoning That Is Coming for Qatar
The Gulf country’s dalliance with Islamist groups such as the Taliban and Hamas has at times made it a diplomatic broker. Now those ties are a liability.
The 1970s Economic Theory That Needs to Die
Turns out you can tame inflation without triggering a recession. Will the Federal Reserve accept the good news?
AI Is About to Photoshop Your Memories
The smartphone camera roll is a digital diary. What happens when the images inside are more perfect than real?
You Can Learn to Be Photogenic
Hollywood invented the idea that some people naturally look better on camera. Don’t believe it.
Photos of the Week: Dangling Hay, Annular Eclipse, Scythe Competition
A beach motocross event in England, Kibera Fashion Week in Kenya, Israeli air strikes in Gaza, a salmon run in Canada, and much more
Social Media’s ‘Frictionless Experience’ for Terrorists
These platforms were already imperfect. Now extremist groups are making sophisticated use of their vulnerabilities.
A Collection of Narratives on the Israel-Hamas War
Plus: What did you learn from the 9/11 attacks and America’s responses to them?
Around the World, Demonstrations of Support, Grief, and Anger
Images from recent protests supporting either Israelis or Palestinians
MAGA Bluey Is Stressing People Out
Facebook’s largest group for posting memes about the beloved children’s show has turned into a political free-for-all.
How the Palestinian Authority Failed Its People
Make Palestinian governance better instead of leaving a vacuum for Hamas to fill.
We Don’t Actually Know If AI Is Taking Over Everything
A test of AI transparency gave every major company an F.
A Slow, Staggering American Conspiracy
Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of David Grann’s best-selling Killers of the Flower Moon explores the rot beneath the myth of American exceptionalism.
What Sidney Powell’s Deal Could Mean for the Fulton County Case Against Trump
“I think there are a lot of people who are in more trouble than they were before.”
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.
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