How Trump Taught America to Tolerate Brazen Corruption
At least when it’s his.
A Different Vision for Earth’s Demise
How our planet could survive the sun’s last gasp
The Vibes Are Off During the First Week of the Year
The transition to the new year brings a dreadful whiplash from rest to productivity.
Lots of People Will Vote This Year. That Doesn’t Mean Democracy Will Survive.
Dictators and even voters can turn elections into mere pageantry.
A Damp Start to the New Year
An ancient concept is getting new packaging.
The Debate That Claudine Gay Is Evading
Plus: An argument for life after death
A Second Life for My Beloved Dog
A simple iPhone feature unexpectedly changed how I grieved.
Against Counting the Books You Read
The number of titles you finish in a year says little about your actual reading habits.
Why Parents Struggle So Much in the World’s Richest Country
Raising kids shouldn’t be this hard.
The House Republicans Who Have Had Enough
After a contentious and historically unproductive year, GOP lawmakers are racing for the exits.
Who’s Afraid of Calling Donald Trump an Insurrectionist?
An anti-coup provision is not much use with a loophole for self-coups.
The GOP Completes Its Surrender
The last Republican holdouts who once were skeptical of Trump are now endorsing him.
What January 6 Made Clear to Me
Our democratic institutions are only as strong as the courage of those entrusted with their care.
The Curious Rise of Settler Colonialism and Turtle Island
The problem with shoehorning a Middle Eastern war—or American history—into a trendy academic theory
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Photos of the Week: Snow Soldiers, Red Reindeer, Hedgehog Rescue
New Year's Eve fireworks in Australia, ski jumping in Austria, earthquake damage in Japan, a giant Arctic-fox sculpture in China, ongoing battles in Gaza and Ukraine, and much more
Extremism in the Military Is a Problem
It doesn’t have to be big to be lethal.
There Was Never Such a Thing as ‘Open’ AI
Transparency isn’t enough to democratize the technology.
The Plagiarism War Has Begun
Claudine Gay was taken down by a politically motivated investigation. Would the same approach work for any academic?
When Leaders Fail
No state is immune from the horrors that have befallen Israel.