An Airtight Ruling Against Trump
In a masterful opinion, the D.C. Circuit rejected the former president’s bid for immunity.
A Godzilla Movie That’s Actually Terrifying
Godzilla Minus One is a rare beast: a viscerally arresting monster flick with legitimate emotional stakes.
Neal Stephenson’s Most Stunning Prediction
The sci-fi legend coined the term metaverse. But he was most prescient about our AI age.
A Rare Moment Americans Could All Share
A duet at the Grammys was a balm for our sorely divided nation.
Historic Levels of Rainfall in California Storms
Images from Southern California, where the second storm in a long-duration atmospheric river brought record levels of rainfall
Donald Trump Loses His ‘Absolute Immunity’ Claim
And rightly so.
Shrugging Off the Apocalypse
Storms in California are now a little more like the big ones “back East.”
Why Pope Francis’s Recent Decree Shook the Catholic Church
In a polarized Church, welcoming one group means alienating another.
The GOP’s True Priority
The Republicans who won’t take yes for an answer
You’ll Miss Sports Journalism When It’s Gone
The ranks of sports reporters are thinning—making it easier for athletes, owners, and leagues to conceal hard truths from the public.
‘The Magic of Raina Is Real’
How the cartoonist Raina Telgemeier, the author of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, turned the anxious kid into a hero for the 21st century
The Weirdest Presidential Election in History
An unserious nation faces dire choices.
Hurricanes Are Too Fast for Category 5
Climate change could double the risk of hurricanes with wind speeds greater than 192 miles an hour in the Gulf of Mexico.
GoFundMe Is a Health-Care Utility Now
Resorting to crowdfunding to pay medical bills has become so routine, in some cases health professionals recommend it.
Deadly Wildfires Rage Through Central Chile
Images from Chile, where recent wildfires have killed more than 100 people and destroyed hundreds of homes
Flu Shots Need to Stop Fighting ‘Something That Doesn’t Exist’
One type of flu virus has gone missing for so long, it doesn’t make sense to vaccinate against it.
Plenty of People Could Quit Therapy Right Now
Except in rare cases, treatment shouldn’t last forever.
How to Win an Argument but Lose the Plot
Harvard’s Claudine Gay was right that context matters for campus anti-Semitism. It does at the International Court of Justice too.
Meet Me in the Eternal City
Silicon Valley has always dreamed of building its own utopias. Who’s ready to move in?
What Joni Mitchell Proved at the Grammys
In performing an instant-classic awards-show set, she affirmed her timelessness—and her influence on a new generation of artists.