A Speaker Without Enemies—For Now
Mike Johnson’s win was as sudden as it was improbable.
Can Germany Resist the Trump Disease?
A new far-left party now joins an older far right in threatening an enfeebled centrist consensus.
The Junk Is Winning
TikTok’s experiment in shopping has quickly become another place to hawk products.
What If There’s a Secret Benefit to Getting Asian Glow?
A genetic mutation carried by about 500 million people makes drinking dramatic, but may protect against infectious diseases.
Pain Hustlers Is a Goofy Celebration of Greed
The film turns the opioid crisis into a scammer story, not a criminal one.
‘You Started a War, You’ll Get a Nakba’
Since the Hamas attack, settler violence against Palestinians has intensified in the West Bank.
A Book That Changed How I Think
Our writers and editors share one title that granted them a fresh perspective.
Why This Time Is Different for Menendez
The New Jersey senator has retained his colleagues’ loyalty through past scandals. But now many fellow Democrats have had enough—and voters might turn on him too.
‘If I Knew Then What I Know Now’
Jenna Ellis becomes the latest Trump functionary to learn that his emphasis on loyalty only flows one way.
The Future of AI Is GOMA
Four companies are taking over everything.
AI Has a Hotness Problem
In the world of generated imagery, you’re either drop-dead gorgeous or a wrinkled, bug-eyed freak.
Shawn Fain’s Old-Time Religion
The president of the United Auto Workers is part of a tradition that was once far more visible in American public life: the Christian left.
A Humanist Manifesto
The world feels like an awful place right now. Here’s how to make it better.
The Axis of Resistance Has Been Gathering Strength
When the U.S. stepped back from the Middle East, Iran stepped up.
A Movie About the Perils of Being a Control Freak
David Fincher’s The Killer is a darkly funny look at a cold-blooded murderer’s tedious daily routine.
Britney Finally Tells Her Story. It’s Dark.
With her new memoir, the pop star tries to close a long and maddening chapter of her life. Will we finally let her?
Will the Expelled People of Chagos Finally Find Justice?
A new book from Philippe Sands, The Last Colony, tells the story of the Chagossians, an island people who were expelled from their homes by the British and Americans.
The Great Underappreciated Driver of Climate Change
Household food waste is a problem for the planet—but a few simple changes can help.
Hands Off Shakespeare
Don’t bar the bard.
I Was a Child in a War
In Israel, Gaza, and around the world, my experience is all too common.
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