Why You Might Want to Toss Out Your Trophies
If mementos of personal triumphs are starting to make you feel like a has-been, you might be better off without them.
The Death of a Gun-Rights Warrior
Bob Owens was one of the firearms industry’s most prominent, passionate defenders. Then he turned his gun on himself.
Camille Claudel’s ‘Revolt Against Nature’
In a new exhibition, the sculptor escapes the shadow of her mentor Rodin, and claims a place as one of the finest artists of her era.
Biden’s Economic Formula to Win in 2024
Could this be the president’s new strategy?
ChatGPT Is Turning the Internet Into Plumbing
What does life online look like filtered through a bot?
The Wrong Questions About Ukraine’s War
Exit strategies are nothing more than hubris.
Is This How Amazon Ends?
An open embrace of cheap foreign products has helped Amazon take over the world. It also might guarantee Amazon’s eventual obsolescence.
Winners of the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest 2023
Some of the winning images and finalists from the seventh edition of this adventure-and-action-sport photo competition
The World Has a New Floor for Climate Ambition
This COP agreement is the least we can do on climate change.
The Last Time a Concert Documentary Saved the Movies
Before The Eras Tour and Renaissance, there was Woodstock.
The Most Consequential Act of Sabotage in Modern Times
The destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline curtailed Europe’s reliance on Russian gas. But who was responsible?
Why It’s So Hard to Search Your Email
My flight receipt is in there somewhere.
The Novel That Takes You Inside a Defense Lawyer’s Mind
In Marie NDiaye’s latest, an attorney struggles with the case of a mother accused of infanticide.
Why This Math Professor Objects to Diversity Statements
What happens when the noble goal of social justice is invoked in ways that corrupt rather than improve?
The 10 Best Albums of 2023
A year of great music offers a reminder that more really can be more: more melodies, more breakthroughs, more art.
The Wish
The Rise and Fall of the ‘IBM Way’
What the tech pioneer can, and can’t, teach us
The 2024 Election Already Isn’t Normal
One party heads toward a typical primary season. The other remains gripped by an authoritarian revenge fantasy.
Final Words
What death-row inmates said as they prepared for their execution
The New Face of the ‘Great Replacement’
Vivek Ramaswamy is both the newest proponent of the racist idea and the best example of why it’s wrong.
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