The Real AI Weapons Are Drones, Not Nukes
Hollywood imagined that computers would launch a nuclear missile, but self-guided aircraft are what’s truly changing the nature of combat.
Polyamory, the Ruling Class’s Latest Fad
Americans who most reap the benefits of marriage are the same class who get to declare monogamy passé and boring.
Why You’re Better Off Not Borrowing
The less debt you carry, the happier you’ll be.
The Disorienting Beauty of ‘Africa & Byzantium’
A landmark exhibition offers a new history of art.
Lost Photographs of Black America
A trove of images from the 1960s and ’70s, discovered in a Swedish bank vault, offers new perspectives on the past—and the present.
Ukraine Needs American Weapons, Not More GOP Drama
The GOP’s moral collapse threatens global security.
Readers Share the State of Their Local Journalism
“It is painful to watch as our once-proud newspaper has become a shell nearly devoid of meaningful content,” one reader says.
The Nonsensical Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
It’s delusions all the way down.
Risking Their Lives to Ski While They Can
Winter sports are gnarlier than ever.
A Mystery Movie That’s More of a Marketing Plan
Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle borrows from a lot of very recent spy-thriller history.
AI in Politics Is So Much Bigger Than Deepfakes
Presidential campaigns have long tailored their ads and emails to specific groups. Now any politician can.
Jamaal Bowman’s Very Bad Poetry
Before he entered politics, the representative posed some questions in verse about 9/11.
America’s Immigration Reckoning Has Arrived
A new book chronicles the forces that have led to the current impasse at the southern border.
A Rainbow Coalition of Haters
Some Republicans appear hopeful that the party’s right-wing gender politics will lure Black and Latino men away from the Democrats.
LEDs Change Everything
Why so many gardens and museums are lit up like Burning Man at night
The Gay Icon Who Wants Conservative Approval
Lil Nas X is a provocateur, a troll, an individualist … but he also really, really wants to be liked.
What I Found in San Francisco
The city wants to shake its reputation as a “zombie-apocalypse wasteland.” How it achieves that goal is another story.
The War on ‘Woke Capital’ Is Backfiring
Republicans want to outlaw state investment in funds they see as tainted by progressive ideology. They’ll probably just get lower returns.
A Trove of ‘Lost Basquiats’ Led to a Splashy Exhibition. Then the FBI Showed Up.
Why is it so hard to root out fakes and forgeries?
Chicken Littles Are Ruining America
Doomsaying can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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